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Topic Archives:Funny

Photo of James Vaughn in Vietnam.

No Rules For Generals in Vietnam?

by James Vaughn12/18/202312/18/2023

When a general used the wrong call sign in Vietnam, a series of unfortunate–and humorous–events unfolded.

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A Pacifist Scribbled A Song When She Was Half-Asleep. It Became A Famous Union Battle March

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/15/202312/15/2023

Kidnapped During World War II, These German Corpses Proved A Headache for the U.S. Army

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/26/202310/26/2023
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This World War I Draftee Hated Mornings And Wrote A Song About It. It Made Him A Superstar.

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/17/202310/17/2023
Photo of U.S. Marines in the chow line.

Faced With Soggy C-Rations, Marines in Vietnam Began Their Own Invasion — Of an Army Chow Line

by Bob Orkand9/12/20239/12/2023
Photo of James Vaughn, shown here at the Hai Van Pass in Vietnam, got into a sticky situation in search of a shower during the war.

A Desperate Quest for a Shower Soon Turned Into a Comedy of Errors for this Soldier in Vietnam

by James Vaughn8/22/20238/21/2023

This Marine Became the King of a Haitian Island For Three Years — All While on Active Duty

by Claire Barrett7/20/20237/20/2023

1864 Letter Recounts Confederate Soldier’s Masturbation Addiction

by Jon Simkins7/11/20237/13/2023
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Louisa May Alcott Wanted to Be a Nurse…Until She Realized It Required Bathing Soldiers

by Louisa May Alcott7/5/20237/6/2023

That One Time A US Helo Crew Dropped Greased Pigs Onto A Flight Deck

by Claire Barrett5/24/20235/25/2023

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