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Geoffrey Ingersoll

Geoffrey Ingersoll

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Everybody should read General John Kelly's speech about two Marines in the path of a truck bomb

The mission orders they received from the sergeant squad leader I am sure went something like: "Oka…

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Here Are 29 Pictures Of Marine Drill Instructors Screaming In People's Faces

Welcome to a behind-the-scenes look at Marine Corps recruit training. Drill Instructors are the thi…

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Here's How The US Has Been Getting Iraq Wrong For Over 30 Years

But America's rocky relationship with Iraq - and its failure to achieve its objectives in the count…

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How One Army Ranger's Salute Brought 50 Soldiers To Tears

Josh, whom everybody in the room (over 50 people) assumed to be unconscious, began to move his righ…

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A Marine Lieutenant General's Story Of Two Soldiers Who Gave Their Lives To Stop A 2,000-Pound Truck Bomb

The mission orders they received from the sergeant squad leader I am sure went something like: "Oka…

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31 Phrases That Only People In The Military Will Understand

Conversely, someone who takes unattended gear has not stolen it, they've "tactically acquired" it. …

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Israeli Soldier Shoots Clever GoPro Video Documenting His Military Discharge

The video starts off with him and a bit of narration (translated below) then it follows him as he t…

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Russian Deputy PM: Our Hotel Shower Surveillance Footage In Sochi Shows Sabotage

Responding to the western campaign of "deliberate sabotage" in the media, Paul Sonne of WSJ reports…

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Rock Band Claims They Sent A $660,000 Invoice To Pentagon

"We heard through a reliable grapevine that our music was being used in Guantanamo Bay prison camps…

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An Amazing Twitter Account Is Playing The Entirety Of 'Top Gun' Shot-By-Shot

The handle, 555 µHz, seems to have been specially created for just this task - screengrabbing a sub…

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Yes, The Air Force Ordered A Bunch Of Fake Boobs, And It's Totally Normal

Because of the certification requirements, service members can get on waiting lists for elective su…

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North Korea Ditches 'Windows 7' For Mac OS Rip-Off

The latest version of the country's home-grown operating system, Red Star Linux, has been restyled …

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Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman's Prophetic Portrayal Of A Little Known CIA Agent

He is at once a despicable, dirt clod of a man who any sane citizen would quietly thank god is on t…

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New York Is About To Get Slammed Again With Up To 10 Inches Of Snow

A Winter Storm Warning continues in the city until 7 p.m., when it turns into a Winter Storm Watch …

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Here's What Happens When Someone Who Has Never Seen A Hamburger Tries To Eat One

"We wanted to see how the Whopper would perform in a world that didn't have ad or marketing awarene…

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STALKING AND SHOOTING: How US Marine Snipers Become The Deadliest Shots On Earth

One of the profiled students in this Discovery video was actually attached to the unit I covered in…

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Journalist's Reaction When Jungle Gang Has Him At Gunpoint Is Pure, Uncut Awesome

What's funny, though, is that Ross Kemp started off as an actor. He broke into the biz with a cerea…

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The Startling Statistic Behind North Korea's Eventual Collapse

Given that Kim Jong-un in two years has turned over the North Korean military leadership as many ti…

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Obama's Speech Contained A Distinct Nod To Bin Laden's Stated Goals

I will not send our troops into harm's way unless it is truly necessary, nor will I allow our sons …

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Tired SWAT Police Give Up On Battering Ram, Just 'Ask To Be Let In' [VIDEO]

Some unsuspecting elderly man (one wonders if he even heard the racket) pulls open the door and the…

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Steven Seagal: Trust Me, The Sochi Olympics Are Secure

"The chances of any of these suicide bombers actually being able to pull it off are extremely remot…

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Incredible Images Show How Huge Boulders Demolished 300-Year-Old Italian House

The property shown in the video is The Freisingerhof, which is owned by the Servite order of the Ca…

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Edward Snowden Nominated For Peace Prize

Socialist politicians Baard Vegar Solhjell, a former environment minister, and Snorre Valen said th…

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Edward Snowden Fails 3 Elementary Tests For Justifying Whistleblowing

"Snowden has failed all three of these criteria," writes Lucas, who has himself exposed dubious sta…

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Army General Scolded For Email Joking About Masturbating To 'Smoking Hot' Congresswoman

"My comments were a terrible attempt at humor. I didn't mean them literally or figuratively, I simp…