Myths are important symbols of cultural unity, and perhaps no myths are more important in the modern era than the military myths that establish our national heritage and remind us of the values our nation stands for.
18 December 2017 - Given the paucity of information available two weeks after an ambush by militants on U.S. troops in Niger in October 2017, comparisons to Benghazi are perhaps a bit premature.
13 October 2017 - A left-leaning web site correctly points out that the President joked around during the playing of "Retreat," but he did not violate protocol.
25 September 2017 - Renewed interest in protests during the national anthem led to inaccurate and outdated stories about Janaye Ervin's departure from the military.
16 January 2018 - The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their North Vietnamese captors is false.
6 September 2017 - A "satirical" web site fabricated a story linking the fatal storm to the former president and 2015 military exercises at the U.S.-Mexico border.
22 August 2017 - While it's true that Russia is developing the ability to hack GPS systems, experts doubt that GPS hacking caused the USS John McCain to crash.
6 August 2017 - A popular viral item describes the duties and obligations of honor guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
28 May 2017 - Was the melody known as 'Taps' found in the pocket of a dying boy on a Civil War battlefield?
29 May 2017 - It's not "stolen valor" — the notorious Milwaukee sheriff never claimed to have served in the military and says he wears a number of pins that have personal significance to him.
9 May 2017 - Joakim Noah skipped a dinner with the cadets while training at West Point, but the NBA star did not give U.S. soldiers the finger.
22 April 2017 - Social media posts claimed Villaggio's in Massapequa, New York, shunned a military member because he visited the restaurant with a service dog.
17 April 2017 - While we cannot prove a negative, there are few mechanisms by which a MOAB-like bomb would benefit by the addition of anything that would introduce radioactivity.
