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We Are The Mighty

@WeAreTheMighty

Our team of veteran creators celebrate military service with stories that entertain, inform, and inspire. Got a story? Email us: [email protected].

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‘The Ballad of the Green Berets’ singer’s controversial life and death trib.al/PbMLvyM
'The Ballad of the Green Berets' singer's controversial life and death

'The Ballad of the Green Berets' singer's controversial life and death

Army Special Forces medic Barry Sadler rose to fame with "The Ballad of the Green Berets."

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After 100 years, the Army’s ISV finally figures out wheeled vehicle transport trib.al/jmIAB0s
After 100 years, the Army's ISV finally figures out wheeled vehicle transport

After 100 years, the Army's ISV finally figures out wheeled vehicle transport

The Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) carries nine troops, is easily camouflaged, easily moved, and gets soldiers where they need to be.

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5 Reasons why Okinawa is the most haunted place in the military trib.al/86svFpD
5 Reasons why Okinawa is the most haunted place in the military

5 Reasons why Okinawa is the most haunted place in the military

Service member reports of ghostly sightings abound on Okinawa—and they're more than just the ghosts of World War II.

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What this airman did to survive at the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War trib.al/qXHLalp
What this airman did to survive at the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War

What this airman did to survive at the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War

Air Force fighter pilot John Edward Stavast was tortured at several POW camps during the Vietnam War, including at the infamous Hanoi Hilton.

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Smith and Wesson’s $160 million buy of Savage Arms makes it the largest commercial US firearms manufacturer trib.al/TQFcZ5s
Smith and Wesson's $160 million buy of Savage Arms makes it the largest commercial US firearms...

Smith and Wesson's $160 million buy of Savage Arms makes it the largest commercial US firearms...

Legendary firearms maker Smith & Wesson is acquiring an equally legendary competitor, making the American icon the country's largest.

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The story behind the Civil War sub that sank a Union ship, then disappeared trib.al/nZh8buU
The story behind the Civil War sub that sank a Union ship, then disappeared

The story behind the Civil War sub that sank a Union ship, then disappeared

On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sank the USS Housatonic, then never made it back to shore.

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Fire destroys Adolf Hitler’s retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest trib.al/yYrhaqG
Fire destroys Adolf Hitler's retreat known as the Eagle's Nest

Fire destroys Adolf Hitler's retreat known as the Eagle's Nest

The Eagle's Nest was a mountain retreat used by top Nazi officials, including German dictator Adolf Hitler, during World War II.

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Army edges Tulsa while Air Force and Navy fall in conference play trib.al/pwYDGB4
Army downs Tulsa while Air Force and Navy fall in conference play

Army downs Tulsa while Air Force and Navy fall in conference play

Army captured a victory against Tulsa on a last-season field goal, but Navy lost to North Texas and Air Force succumbed to Wyoming.

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An Afghan commando who fought beside US Special Forces is getting a film on Prime Video trib.al/nMhJMDe
An Afghan commando who fought beside US Special Forces is getting a film on Prime Video

An Afghan commando who fought beside US Special Forces is getting a film on Prime Video

"Noori" follows an Afghan special operations veteran on a road trip through America, as he tries to find his way as an American.

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The veterans fighting military sexual assault as a Shield of Sisters trib.al/lYa1VrD
The veterans fighting military sexual assault as a Shield of Sisters

The veterans fighting military sexual assault as a Shield of Sisters

Military sexual trauma is a real issue: 4.3% of women and 1% of men serving experienced unwanted sexual contact in 2025 alone.

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Prince Harry reveals what he was running from when he joined the military trib.al/nC8M7xJ
Prince Harry reveals what he was running from when he joined the military

Prince Harry reveals what he was running from when he joined the military

In a new interview with GQ, the Duke of Sussex reflects on the British Army and the grief he struggled to process after his mother's death.

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Meet Project R3CON, they’re helping heal special operator TBIs trib.al/4eGNxN5
Meet Project R3CON, they're helping heal special operator TBIs

Meet Project R3CON, they're helping heal special operator TBIs

Project R3CON advocates for a unique medical intervention for special operators suffering from service-related TBI.

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Military spouse business owners shouldn’t have to start over online with every PCS trib.al/szcztd0
Military spouse business owners shouldn't have to start over online with every PCS

Military spouse business owners shouldn't have to start over online with every PCS

A few good habits from a Navy veteran and online marketing expert can help military spouse businesses build on success despite PCS moves.

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Marines mark one of the most somber days in the Corps’ history trib.al/6bG3Gpt
Marines mark one of the most somber days in the Corps' history

Marines mark one of the most somber days in the Corps' history

The Marine barracks bombing in Beirut in 1983 resulted in the biggest, single-day death toll for the Corps since Iwo Jima.

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Hollywood legend and Air Force vet Tom Skerritt dies at 93 trib.al/mlFzuPM
Hollywood legend and Air Force vet Tom Skerritt dies at 93

Hollywood legend and Air Force vet Tom Skerritt dies at 93

Actor Tom Skerritt was beloved by moviegoers for his unforgettable roles in movies like "Top Gun" and"Alien."

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8 baseball players who served in the military and won a World Series trib.al/L8sMdVF
8 baseball players who served in the military and won a World Series

8 baseball players who served in the military and won a World Series

Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, and Willie Mays are among the former military veterans whose play stood out during the World Series.

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How this Marine veteran scrambled to survive after the USS Indianapolis sank trib.al/le3owDz
How this Marine veteran scrambled to survive after the USS Indianapolis sank

How this Marine veteran scrambled to survive after the USS Indianapolis sank

Dr. Giles McCoy was a Marine sniper before he was assigned to the USS Indianapolis during World War II.

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5 things to know about execution by firing squad in the United States trib.al/xzJGigu
5 things to know about execution by firing squad in the United States

5 things to know about execution by firing squad in the United States

There are a lot of assumptions in the popular imagination about execution by firing squad, but in the United States, things are different.

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The last time that the U.S. military executed a service member trib.al/x2NA0f7
The last time the U.S. military executed a service member

The last time the U.S. military executed a service member

The U.S. military's planned execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan on December 3, 2026, would be the first it has carried out in 65 years.

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‘VisionQuest’ is the end of a trilogy—and of an era trib.al/bWcF6IK
‘VisionQuest’ is the end of a trilogy—and of an era

‘VisionQuest’ is the end of a trilogy—and of an era

Disney+ is scaling back its MCU episodic series—and it's a shame because stories like "VisionQuest" are a gift to filmmaking and creativity.

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