In 2006, a group of U.S. Army Rangers pursued a high-value target in eastern Iraq. This Ranger tells the story of how the quick action of one of his team’s snipers saved his life and others that day. He says he and his wife are grateful to Army snipers. Video by Army Staff Sgt. Edwin …
Doris Miller, known as “Dorie” to shipmates and friends, was born in Waco, Texas, on 12 October 1919, to Henrietta and Conery Miller. He had three brothers, one of which served in the Army during World War II. While attending Moore High School in Waco, he was a fullback on the football team. He worked …
by David McCormick It was in September 1894, while visiting Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama, when Capt. Marion P. Maus caught sight of the Apache warrior Natchez among a number of other men from his tribe. Natchez had fought fiercely against Maus eight years earlier during the Sierra Madre campaign. Natchez, now in his U.S. Army …
Brink’s Robbery The Robbery FBI Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on the evening of January 17, 1950, a group of armed, masked men emerged from 165 Prince Street in Boston, Massachusetts, dragging bags containing $1,218,211.29 in cash and $1,557,183.83 in checks, money orders, and other securities. These men had just committed the “crime of the century,” …