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Author Archives: Jon Simkins

Jon Simkins is a writer and editor for Military Times, and a USMC veteran.

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Marine Corps’ Deadliest, Charles ‘Chuck’ Mawhinney, Dies at 75

by Jon Simkins 2/20/20242/20/2024

The hunter from backwoods Oregon first had designs on joining the Navy, but opted against it after a Marine recruiter promised that he could delay his enlistment until after deer hunting season.

Posted inNews

What’s In the Box?! West Point Unveils Contents of 1828 Time Capsule

by Jon Simkins 8/28/20238/28/2023
Posted inStories

Army of One: The Soldier Who Left Vietnam with 115 Confirmed Kills

by Jon Simkins 8/25/20238/25/2023
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Resting Place of Sunken World War II Carrier Identified 78 Years Later

by Claire Barrett and Jon Simkins 7/11/20237/11/2023
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1864 Letter Recounts Confederate Soldier’s Masturbation Addiction

by Jon Simkins 7/11/20237/13/2023
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Get to Know the Heroic Namesake of the Newly Christened Fort Johnson

by Jon Simkins 6/15/20236/15/2023
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43 of the Most Timeless War Movies Ever Made

by Sarah Sicard and Jon Simkins 6/8/20236/8/2023
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Revolver of Confederacy’s Jefferson Davis Fetches $470K at Auction

by Jon Simkins 5/25/20235/25/2023
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The ‘Puerto Rican Rambo’ Who Went on 200 Combat Missions in Vietnam

by Jon Simkins 3/29/20233/29/2023
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The 10 Best Vietnam War Movies Tell the Tales of Those Who Went Through Hell

by Jon Simkins 3/29/20233/29/2023

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