Joshua Skovlund

Vietnam War Dustoff crews earned their reputation through blood and sweat, paving the way for the modern military's medical evacs.

Medal of Honor recipient Capt. William Swenson repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to save his wounded teammates in Afghanistan.

On May 11, 2011, Capt. Garrett Cathcart was leading a patrol to the Ghala Charkh village in Badghis Province, Afghanistan. As a troop commander in the 10th Cavalry regiment, 4th Infantry Division, his mission was to help the village defend against the impending threat of the Taliban at the request of his Afghan National Police commander, Chief Israil Mo, who had family living in the village.

A sailor from the USS Albany submarine scaled a burning building to save a woman after hearing a cry for help on his way home from work.

The Army's cavalry scouts are hard to miss. Cav scouts, as they're often called, are the only soldiers who wear a black cowboy hat, aptly named a cav hat. The hats have a 3-inch curved brim, yellow-braided cord around the exterior bucket of the hat, and a black leather chin strap. It's unique to cavalry scouts and one of the ways their uniforms pay homage to a heritage that dates back to America's first horse soldiers.

Bears struck at least twice on an Alaska Army base, climbing inside military vehicles and eating dozens of pre-packaged meals.

Deep in the farmland of North Dakota sits an ominous and massive concrete pyramid, with large circles on all four faces. It wasn't built by an ancient civilization or aliens; it was built by the U.S. Army, and it played a pivotal part in the Cold War.

It looks like something from an ancient civilization, but it’s one of the Army’s most expensive lawn ornaments.

On Nov. 4, Army Maj. Michael Liscano Jr. arrived at the University of Georgia to attend his son's oath of enlistment ceremony. A second-generation Army tanker, Liscano wanted to show up as both a father and a tanker as Cadet Michael Liscano III began the process of becoming the family's third generation in uniform.

Mil Spec Type III 550 lbs. Paracord, better known as 550 cord, can strike any veteran's nostalgic heartstrings, especially if they had a habit of leaving their gear around.