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The 12 photos you are about to see are all real. They are from or related to wars in the past, and none of them have been altered or Photoshopped for effect. War sucks, but it does produce some pretty incredible photographs. (via Cracked) U.S. Soldier Stands in WWII Rubble This photo was taken near the end of WWII, after the U.S. attacked the city of Leipzig, Germany and forced SS troops to surrender. What you see is a soldier standing in the ruins of what looks like a movie set. However, the huge monument was actually one commemorating the defeat of Napolean in 1813. ...

War is confusing. It’s loud, it’s messy, and things are never quite as cut and dried as they may seem. As a result, certain wartime occurrences can go unexplained for years or even decades. In this article, we’ll share 10 mysteries from wartime, some of which still haven’t been solved. Some are creepy, some are weird, and some are just ridiculous. Foo Fighters No, not the band. World War II had a tremendous amount of unexplained phenomena, but one of the most common was “foo fighters.” These inexplicable colored lights appeared to literally hundreds of Allied fighter pilots over the ...

The Medal of Honor is the highest honor a United States soldier can receive. Since it was created by an act of Congress in 1861, there have been 3,459 recipients. Approximately 17 percent of those died as a result of their heroic acts and received the medal posthumously. The medal is awarded by the president on behalf of Congress. The following is a gallery of the last ten recipients and a synopsis of their incredible acts of bravery and self-sacrifice. Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis Branch: Army Place and Date of Action: Baghdad, Iraq, December 4, 2006 Date of Issue: June 5, 2008 Private McGinnis and his ...

History class fills us in on the big ones like the World Wars, the Civil War, etc. But for every major war in world history, there are a dozen smaller ones that don’t make the textbooks. Some are hilarious and some are terrifying, but they’re all worth learning about. Impress the water-cooler crowd with these wars they probably don't know anything about. The Pig War This little-known conflict in 1859 could have changed the course of American history forever, and it all started with just one swine. On the tiny island of San Juan off the coast of Washington state, both America and the British Empire claimed ...

Going against the United States government is usually a bad idea. And it's even worse if you're an American citizen. Sometimes we’ve been too hard on people who were forced at gunpoint to assist the enemy (e.g. “Tokyo Rose”) and sometimes we’ve been too soft on willing collaborationists. Here are 10 Americans who let our side down. 10. BENEDICT ARNOLD When your name becomes synonymous with “traitor,” you can usually expect to have it pop up on a fair number of lists of famous traitors. You can also usually expect to have been executed by angry patriots long before you get to read any ...