The slouch hat with the brim pinned on the side is an icon of the Australian military, and it used to be common in service branches around the world, including the United States Army. But today, female drill instructors (called Drill Sergeants in the Army and Military Training Instructors in the Air
In the early days of the Iraq War—before “google” became a verb and Facebook even existed—the World Wide Web (as we called it then) delivered this creepy-crawly photo to AOL and Yahoo inboxes nationwide. The accompanying email explained how dog-sized Camel Spiders could run 25 miles per hour, jump six feet in the air,
By Genevieve Norwood, Army nurse This story comes to us from Rich Norwood (USAF, ret), whose aunts Genevieve and (right) and Katherine Norwood (left) were Army nurses in WWII. Genevieve served in North Africa, Corsica and Italy. Katherine served in France and England. After the war they settled in Canonsburg, PA,
PT Boat 109 commanded by LT John F. Kennedy The Navy, more than any branch, harbors mysteries. How long is a fathom? What is “gedunk”? How do you pronounce “boatswain” or “fo’cle”? Who is Davy Jones, and what’s in his locker? But even the Navy has a hard time explaining the most
The monument at the starting point of the Alaska Highway Ten years ago, WWII veteran Henry Geyer came to the Veterans Breakfast Club and told us about building the Alaskan (Alcan) Highway with the Army Corps of Engineers in 1942. He didn’t have fond memories of the Yukon wilderness. “I hated it!”
Last week on the Scuttlebutt, Marine Corps vet James Martin told a hilarious story about when the first guy in his squad was finally able to take a shower after 3 months without one. While he doesn't remember who it was, he does remember what shampoo was used. His story is hilarious--TikTok loved it, too!
