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Logan Nye, We Are the Mighty

Logan Nye is a writer for We Are the Mighty, a site by and for veterans.

www.wearethemighty.com|@justlogannye

Reminder That The Nazis Made A Top General Kill Himself

Even the 'Desert Fox' couldn't escape Hitler's wrath. 

This Infantryman Posthumously Received the Medal of Honor

Army Staff Sgt. Travis W. Atkins made the ultimate sacrifice to save his fellow troops. 

The Man Who Took 42 Nazis Captive With A Longsword

He didn't get the nickname "Mad Jack" Churchill for nothing. 

James Hatch: The Heroic Navy SEAL Who Works to Save Military Dogs

Meet the man who raises money to save military and police dogs.

This Hershey Bar Was Custom-Built For World War II

The chocolate bar that helped defeat the Nazis. 

One Pilot, Two World Wars, And The Killing of King Kong

Merian C. Cooper's spirit of adventure led him into two World Wars and Hollywood alike.

The Crazy Story of the Only Underwater Sub Battle in History

All the pieces fell into place for this rare historical event.

That Time the Royal Navy Burned an American City to the Ground

The fiery attack nearly burned the town to the ground—and stoked the flames of American rebellion.

This Soldier Took Out a Pillbox Using only One Small Bomb and a Combat Knife

His heroic act silenced seven enemy machine guns and captured 25 German troops.

This World War I Legionnaire Wrote "I Have a Rendezvous with Death"

Seeger's prophetic verse was published posthumously, after he fell at the Battle of the Somme. 

That Time Los Angeles Fought off an Imaginary Japanese Bombing Raid

They called it the "Battle of L.A." There was just one problem—the City of Angels wasn't under attack.

When Civil War Musicians Served as Battlefield Medics

The life of a Civil War regimental band member wasn't all treble clefs and drumsticks.

Checkpoint Charlie: That Time American and Soviet Tanks Faced Off in a Divided Berlin

The world watched with bated breath. Could this be the spark that set off WWIII?

Meet the Nightfighters, a Division of Allied Soldiers Who Attacked Nazis with Empty Rifles and Grenades

They launched their attacks under cover of darkness, equipped only with empty rifles, bayonets, and grenades.

Moonshot: That Time American Intelligence Collected Soviet Communication Signals Via the Moon

In 1960, a U-2 spy plane captured images of a massive and mysterious antenna in Soviet Russia...

A Most Dangerous Humanitarian Mission: When Allied Pilots Dropped Food Into Nazi Occupied Territory

The best planes for the job were bombers—aircraft that German artillery units fired upon at every opportunity.

That Time an Army Officer Tried to Reach the Center of the Earth

He theorized that the Earth was hollow and "stocked with thrifty vegetables and animals if not men."