Join former SAS Sergeant Eddie Stone in this BBC Documentary as he reveals the covert techniques and rigorous training regimes that enable our boys to survive even in the very toughest of combat situations.

The above video is the first clip in the series. You can watch the entire series by going to Playlist: SAS Survival Secrets - Behind Enemy Lines!

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David Letterman’s Top 10 Cool Things About Being In The US Air Force…

Bunnies and stuff, huh? Where did that come from?

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“Retreat? Hell, we just got here.”

These are the famous words uttered by Captain Lloyd W. Williams of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Battle of Belleau Wood (World War I). He was a company commander in the 5th Marines; when it was recommended he should withdraw his men, he uttered this phrase which lives on in Marine Corp history.

This was a particularly bloody battle because the American forces had to make their way across an open field in order to capture the woods. This battle was particularly important because of its location so near Paris, France.

The field Williams and his men were in was being constantly bombarded with German artillery and machine gun fire. The Americans and the French forces were utilizing snipers and sharpshooters in defense. The Marine Corps set a record for casualties that day, which would stand until they captured Tarawa in World War II in November of 1943.

About Lloyd W. Williams

Williams was born in the small town of Berryville, Virginia on June 5th, 1887. He died on June 12th 1918 in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry. After his death he was promoted to major and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross as well as the Purple Heart for losing his life in battle.

Lloyd W. Williams not only distinguished himself as a USMC hero, but it is also said that he is the first person from Virginia to have died in World War I. He went to school at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduating with the class of 1907. It was in 1957 the school honored his memory by dedicating Major Williams Hall to his name.

There are a number of memorials to honor those who lost their lives in this the most ferocious and bloody battle of the First World War. In Germany a cemetery was created in March of 1922 that includes the bodies of men, most unknown or resting in a common grave, that were killed in 1918 between the rivers of Aisne and Marne. They are joined in their final resting place with 70 men who gave their lives in the 1st Battle of the Marne in 1914.

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Thompson Outdoors Partners With The Deyarmin Memorial Benefit Fund

Daleville, VA June 2, 2007 – Thompson Outdoor Supply, announced today that they are supporting the Third Annual LCPL Daniel “Nate” Deyarmin Memorial Benefit Run, which will be on June 10, 2007.

The event, run by the Deyarmin Memorial Benefit Fund (DMBF), is in memory of USMC Lcpl Daniel Deyarmin who lost his life on August 1, 2005 while defending his country.

Adam Thompson, owner of Thompson Outdoor Supply, says “we are proud to honor one of the men and women who have sacrificed their lives to give us the freedoms we enjoy. I never had the opportunity to meet Daniel, but he has left a great legacy of a man who gave all he had for the good of others.”

According to Tina Underwood from the DMBF, “Nate was one of those people who always had a grin on his face. He would quite literally give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.”

Benefits from the event are used by the Fund to benefit veterans and servicemen and women. Tina reports that the fun has raised over $40,000 in two years and that “The money has been used to buy golf equipment for a local veterans hospital…[to pay] medical bills, heating bills, rent, etc for down on their luck veterans and their families… No veteran that has come for us for help has been turned down.”

Thompson Outdoor Supply is a discount internet retailer of military and outdoor sporting goods. Products they carry include knives by Ka-bar, SOG, and Cold Steel.

A video tribute to the US Marines.

We salute you!

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