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The Vineyard Where Retired French Soldiers Make Wine

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 0 Comments military, wine

(via Atlas Obscura) In Provence, Foreign Legion veterans report for duty among the vines.

(via NPR) If war is hell, then for many soldiers throughout American history, it is coffee that has offered some

(via Popular Mechanics) After a one-year delay, the peak of military rations is set to feed U.S. troops around the

(via OMG Facts) Anna Mae Hays served in 3 wars, pioneered women’s rights and saved countless lives. During the Korean

(via Atlas Obscura) Sailors and soldiers throughout history have relied on hardtack. These dry, compact crackers could survive long voyages

(via The Week) Richard Overton, of Austin, Texas is 111 years old, and it’s not every day that the oldest

(via mental_floss) Hoyt Vandenberg, Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force, was driving to his office in the

(via Popular Mechanics) The USS Gerald R. Ford is America’s newest aircraft carrier. The 1,092-foot ship has a crew of

(via Popular Mechanics) September 18th was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United States Air Force. The service,

(via Popular Mechanics) In 1942, a U.S. Navy airship flew over the Golden Gate, its mission to search for Japanese

(via The Atlantic) For decades, the military made sure soldiers had access to the treat—including spending $1 million on a