Category: soldiers

Food and Soldiers: China’s Strategic Weaknesses

Commentary On Dec. 7, 2022, Dr. Edward Luttwak, a strategy consultant to the U.S. government, gave the keynote speech at Japan’s National Institute of Defense Studies (NIDS) International Symposium on Security Affairs. The speech was entitled “Can China Fight a War?” Most news outlets did not cover the NIDS conference and almost none of them mentioned Luttwak’s…


15 Armenian Soldiers Die in Fire at Military Base

YEREVAN, Armenia—A fire at a military base in Armenia early Thursday killed 15 soldiers after they used gasoline for heating, the Defense Ministry said. The blaze quickly swept through a military barrack in the village of Azat, in Gegharkunik Province, eastern Armenia. Authorities said that seven soldiers were injured, and three of them remained in…


Into Nazi Germany | Documentary

Relive one of the broadest World War II offensives in history as Allied troops battle their way into the German Roer Valley. See the Allied forces engage Nazi soldiers in bombed-out towns and ambushes from the autumn of 1944 to the winter of 1945. Rare film footage. …


The Big Lift (1950)

The Big Lift is a 1950 drama film shot in black-and-white on location in Berlin, Germany, that tells the story of “Operation Vittles,” the 1948–1949 Berlin Blockade, through the experiences of two U.S. Air Force sergeants (played by Montgomery Clift and Paul Douglas). Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original…


Deadly Bus Attack Kills at Least 18 Syrian Soldiers in Damascus Countryside: Media

DAMASCUS—At least 18 soldiers were killed and 20 wounded on Thursday when an explosive device detonated on a military bus in the Damascus countryside, local outlet Sham FM said. It represents one of the deadliest attacks in months against Syrian government troops not on an active front line. Bus attacks in particular have been on…


Soldier Who Went Missing During Korean War Accounted For

BOSTON—A soldier from Massachusetts who went missing during the Korean War and was later reported to have died in a prisoner of war camp has been accounted for using modern scientific techniques, military officials said. Army Cpl. Joseph J. Puopolo, 19, of East Boston, was accounted for in August, according to a statement Friday from…


Indiana Man Charged With Murder in Dutch Soldiers’ Shooting

INDIANAPOLIS—A 22-year-old Indiana man was charged Thursday with murder in the fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and the wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis. Shamar Duncan was charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, and disorderly conduct in the shootings early Saturday, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said. The soldiers had been…


Go for Broke! (1951)

The story of Japanese American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV…


80 Years After Dieppe, Postcards Share Stories of Soldiers Who Died in Deadly Raid

Paris Eakins was 26 years old when he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1940 during the Second World War. He was born in Minnedosa, Man., where he lived until he attended the University of Manitoba, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree. Eakins worked at his town’s newspaper and went on to…


2 Soldiers Killed, 3 Injured in ‘Weather-Related’ Incident While Training in Georgia

Two Georgia-based soldiers died and three others were injured in a weather-related incident on Tuesday while training on Yonah Mountain in the northern part of Atlanta, the U.S. Army confirmed Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Army told FOX5 Atlanta that the deceased soldiers were part of the training program at the Maneuver Center of Excellence….