5+ hour, 20+ min ago  (359+ words) An American soldier who is credited with saving the lives of 200 Jewish comrades in a prisoner of war camp in Germany during World War II will receive the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. The award to Roddie Edmonds,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (234+ words) Do any of our FReeper Coast Guard veterans want to list their service on our military table of honor? If so, please provide the details. Regardless, thank you for your service. Here's a blank template with placeholder text until I…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (304+ words) On the afternoon of Oct. 4, 1918, American artillery hit a ravine in France's Argonne Forest. The rounds were falling directly on roughly 500 U.S. soldiers that had been trapped behind enemy lines for two days. Maj. Charles Whittlesey, a New York lawyer commanding…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (215+ words) Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (350+ words) The Rangueil Accident and Emergency unit in Toulouse was evacuated after doctors found "an eight-inch-long live World War I artillery shell in[a man's] rectum," according to the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail quoted "an investigating source" who indicated that…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (190+ words) He had some explosive indigestion. A hospital in France was evacuated after a male patient arrived with a WWI artillery shell lodged in his backside. According to the bum-shell report, the unnamed 24-year-old had been rushed to the Rangueil Accident…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (341+ words) The largest teachers" union in the country, the National Education Association (NEA), has formally declared its opposition to the actions of federal authorities in enforcing immigration law. "The actions of the Trump administration and federal agents in Minneapolis and in…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (122+ words) Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (628+ words) The Belgian troopship SS L'opoldville had just slipped beneath the English Channel after being hit by a torpedo. Gerald Howard went down with the ship. The 23-year-old rifleman nearly drowned under the frigid water like hundreds of his comrades. He…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (164+ words) Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Harold O. Messerschmidt Info from here. " " " " Messerschmidt, aged 20 or 21 at his death, was buried in Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Barnesville, Pennsylvania. Showing support and boosting the…...