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If you own a firearm, sooner or later you’ll probably get interested in tinkering. After all, you have to assemble and disassemble your gun for cleaning or adding customized features. Given the rising prices...

Title 10 U.S. Code Section 502 contains the oath of enlistment, the military oath made by members of the United States armed forces stating: “I _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defe...

“War is an ugly thing” said 19th Century philosopher John Stuart Mill. Few would deny his assertion about any battle, but it was especially true of the Battle of Iwo Jima, 76 years ago. The Battle of Iwo Jima,...

New Orleans PD officer Trevor Abney is a walking miracle – and possibly a walking time bomb. On Oct. 30, 2020, at about 4:30 p.m. Abney and his partner, Officer Brooke Duncan, a fellow war-veteran-turned cop...

It’s a curious development in this country that the concept of “patriotism” has become a hot-button issue. Now, calling someone a “patriot” is tantamount to saying they’re a racist, White nationalist. In som...

According to the American Kennel Club (AKC) breed standard on Labrador Retrievers, “The ideal disposition is one of a kindly, outgoing, tractable nature; eager to please and non-aggressive towards man or animal...

In 2008, then- Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III said of the corps he commanded, "The things we are held accountable for day in and day out as the 18th Airborne Corps, is to be able to deploy anywhere in the world o...

Today is Presidents Day, originally known as George Washington’s birthday. It is traditionally celebrated on the third Monday of February and was first celebrated in 1796 to commemorate our first president’s bi...

Giant hat tip to Dilbert creator and social commentator Scott Adams for neatly summing up what happened to Mandolorian actor and former MMA star Gina Carano. In a tweet today Adams says, “Actress and former MM...

While we're well aware of the Medal of Honor and other military awards bestowed on our warfighters, it is perhaps less well known that awards are given to our public safety officers including firefighters, law ...