Clarence Sasser: The Crimson Baptism of a Medic in Vietnam

Clarence Sasser: The Crimson Baptism of a Medic in Vietnam

Jul 30 , 2025

Ben Owen

They were losing ground fast. Mortar rounds peppered the jungle canopy, gunfire cracked through the humid air, and the cries of the wounded echoed over the thunder of an unseen enemy. Amidst the ch...

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“Blood on His Boots, Faith in His Eye” — The Ruck March Into Fire with Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry

“Blood on His Boots, Faith in His Eye” — The Ruck March Into Fire with Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry

Jul 29 , 2025

Ben Owen

“Without hesitation, he grabbed the enemy grenade. He pulled the pin with his teeth and threw it over the cliff before it could detonate beneath his team.” Sometimes war doesn’t ask nicely. It dema...

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From the Battlefield to the Barracks: Why Fort Hood Became Fort Cavazos

From the Battlefield to the Barracks: Why Fort Hood Became Fort Cavazos

Jul 27 , 2025

Ben Owen

“Lead from the front” wasn’t a motto for General Richard Cavazos—it was muscle memory. In a military culture built on valor, few names carry the weight and steel of General Cavazos. Before the P...

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Roy Benavidez: The Man Who Refused to Die

Roy Benavidez: The Man Who Refused to Die

Apr 21 , 2025

Ben Owen

In the annals of military valor, few stories resonate as profoundly as that of Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez. Born on August 5, 1935, in Lindenau, Texas, to a Mexican father and a Yaqui mother, ...

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Joe Ronnie Hooper: American Hero, Cautionary Tale

Joe Ronnie Hooper: American Hero, Cautionary Tale

Apr 14 , 2025

Ben Owen

If Audie Murphy was America’s most decorated WWII hero, then Joe Ronnie Hooper was Vietnam’s. A soldier so effective in combat that even death seemed to hesitate around him—but who, tragically, nev...

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A Father’s Justice: The Story of Jody and Gary Plauché

A Father’s Justice: The Story of Jody and Gary Plauché

Mar 24 , 2025

Ben Owen

On March 16, 1984, a father took justice into his own hands. It was a moment captured on live television—one that would etch itself into true crime history and spark debate for decades. When Gary P...

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