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News, culture, and analysis by and for the military community. Talk to us at tips @taskandpurpose .com or slide into our DMs.

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Chinese propaganda makes US troops look so cool
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This Canadian paratrooper living his best life
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The border between Latvia and Estonia looks rad
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A JROTC Freshman Sacrificed Himself To Help Classmates Escape During Florida Shooting
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Oh sweet sweet summer child…just you wait
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“Shock and awe” strikes on Iraq began 20 years ago today. Coalition forces would invade the next day.
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The biggest movie in China is about how 12 Chinese divisions couldn't defeat one US Marine division at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War
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A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) calms an infant during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 20. (Photo: Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/USMC)
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The Army has awarded Medals of Heroism, the service’s highest medal awarded for Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets, to the three JROTC students killed defending their classmates last week
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New Marine commercial. Thoughts?
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In the final two hours of his life, Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman saved the lives of an entire special operations teams. Today, he becomes the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War
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@GeeCurf Skype? Wtf is this 2007? We FaceTime now, Grandpa.
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We mistakenly poked fun at this but we’ve just confirmed a Delta SEAL Team Ranger Recon Force Forklift Certified Soliders Platoon has landed in California and is declaring marital law
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BREAKING NEWS! Military landing in suburban neighbors in Larksper California. Massive military movements being reported in multiple states. Anyone have more info on this, please post below. My contact that sent this video is local military and says it is NOT a drill.
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No, the ‘presidential salute’ still isn’t a thing — and neither is the ‘vice presidential salute’
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The VA employee seen in this video put the 73 year-old Vietnam vet in the hospital for three days on April 28th. He is still employed by the VA as of June 21st >
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Today’s safety brief: Do not shoot at the balloon. It is too high up. You will not hit it.
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Today is National Purple Heart Day. To all who have received our nation’s oldest military award, we thank you.
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‘Best captain we ever had’ — Watch the crew of USS Roosevelt give their fired skipper a triumphant send-off
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China's biggest box office hit is about how 12 Chinese divisions couldn't defeat on US Marine division at Chosin Reservoir
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“Whatever we don’t shoot you have to count.”
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EVERYONE: I mean, don't reinvent the wheel, right? DARPA: Hold my beer
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A photo allegedly showing the last flight from the US embassy in Kabul with the US Flag.
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Three. That’s how many times Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe entered the burning carcass of his Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck an IED, willingly sacrificing his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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Powerful. 1 ❤️ = 1 respect
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Spot six differences between the two pictures
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Roman soldiers drew penises all over Hadrian's Wall more than 1,800 years ago
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Eleven years since the bin Laden raid. Let’s see what he’s up to now:
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NEW: Meet the hero soldier who saved lives during the El Paso Walmart shooting
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We have been unverified. Some people are saying this means Elon hates the troops, we aren’t saying it, but some are.
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Young military hopefuls are willing to go to war for their country. Instead, many are losing their lives in school shootings
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Wondering who is Clint Lorance, the Army lieutenant who @realDonaldTrump just pardoned? Read this from @adam_linehan , published in 2017:
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Marine Corps drill instructors will scream at anything
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Three. That’s how many times Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe entered the burning carcass of his Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck an IED, willingly sacrificing his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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@TwittuhHittuh Better question…who isn’t?
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Just re-posting the story of Sergeant Hay becoming the first active-duty female sniper in the Army in case anybody out there thinks she isn't real or something completely insane like that
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Rest easy, soldiers — you're home now
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The Army has brought back "Be All You Can Be" and this is the first commercial. Thoughts?
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Release yourself from misery
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The youngest and oldest living Medal of Honor recipients met, and this epic photo is the result
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Technician Accidentally Fires Vulcan Cannon And Destroys An F-16 On The Ground In Belgium
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Defying Trump, Navy Secretary backs effort to revoke tridents from Eddie Gallagher and other SEALs
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In 1986 the DOD wanted a new rifle to increase accuracy on the battlefield so they started the Advanced Combat Rifle program to replace the M16. They had submissions from AAI, Colt, Steyr, and H&K. Here is the H&K submission, which was the most outlandish of the 4.
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Colonel Paris Davis (ret) received his Medal of Honor today for actions in Vietnam in 1965 as a captain. He endured a 19-hour battle with a numerically superior enemy force, constantly exposing himself to fire to rescue his fellow Green Berets, even after being wounded himself.
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Fifteen years after 35-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe sacrificed his life to pull injured comrades out of a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle...
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When the field exercise is done but you don't wanna count the leftover ammo
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Promote ahead of peers
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African-American Woman Becomes First To Earn West Point’s Top Cadet Position
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Okay, so the last thing the Army released was a "sizzle reel" and not a commercial, but here is the first "Be All You Can Be" commercial. Thoughts?
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Lt. Col. Vindman’s former commander speaks out: ‘I would trust Alex with my life’
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Privates after getting their first paycheck out of boot camp
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An Army ROTC cadet sacrificed his life to save his fellow classmates during the UNC Charlotte shooting
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Details of the 2018 firefight between US Special Forces and Syrian forces backed by Russia's Wagner Group are emerging
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This Army hero fought off 600 Nazis virtually alone. Now he'll posthumously become the second most decorated service member of World War II, surpassed only by Audie Murphy
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Snow falls in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 3, 2022. This was the first snow of the year. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser)
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It's been 13 years since Cashe willingly sacrificed his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator from a burning vehicle. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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EXCLUSIVE: Mullet Recruit is now officially Pvt. Mullet, having graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Friday Here's what he looks like now
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We can't believe we have to revisit this @NateBoyer37 story two years later, but here we are ...
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Today is hard and getting harder. Take care of yourselves and each other.
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Brrrrrrrt
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Just another day at the naval academy
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Just a couple heroes back from doing the war getting a free coffee on Veterans Day!
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27 year old staff sergeant, 2nd lieutenant, battalion commander
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Update 👇🏻
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JROTC freshman Peter Wang may not have actually served in the U.S. armed forces, but that's not stopping the members of r/military from arranging a uniformed presence at his funeral
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“Their priority was to protect civilians from Chief Gallagher, not ISIS”
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It's been 13 years since Cashe willingly sacrificed his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator from a burning vehicle. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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It was too close to being PT...
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72 Years Ago, The US Army Blew Up A Giant Swastika In Nazi Germany
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Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne, boarding the C-17 as the last US service member in Afghanistan
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"People who come over here to fight, my hat’s off to them, be safe. My life revolves more around helping and trying to make a difference that way.”
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74 years ago today, Audie Murphy earned his Medal of Honor with a burning tank destroyer's .50 cal and insane bravery
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Double-Amputee Marine Veteran To Trump: I Am Not Your Political Prop
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An Afghan child sleeps on the cargo floor of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, kept warm by the uniform of the C-17 loadmaster, during an evacuation flight from Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15. (Photo: USAF)
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Fair winds and following seas and Godspeed to the deceased.
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Wonder how this Delta Ranger training video was leaked
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We salute the wounded warrior who helped Gen. Colin Powell after his tire blew on the way to Walter Reed
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Fort Bragg Families Welcome Hundreds Of Paratroopers Home From Fight Against ISIS
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Update the safety brief
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McRaven: 'Nothing morally right' about forcefully clearing protestors so Trump can have church photo op
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Netflix just announced a ‘Medal Of Honor’ series that recreates incredible acts of valor from World War II to Afghanistan
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Mattis Declines To Suck Up To Trump, Praises Troops Instead
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It's been 13 years since Cashe willingly sacrificed his own life to rescue six soldiers and a translator from a burning vehicle. Where's his Medal of Honor?
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