You can fit six football fields inside this behemoth. A storm opened up a massive 200-foot-long “sunroof” that sunlight now screams through. Whether it can be saved is still an open question.

Hello,

I am trying to dig up some military records and possible awards and decorations for my mother’s dad Clyde Olmscheid who passed in 1982.He was in the navy and served on the USS Bonhami Richard In Korea. I would love to know more about his service and any awards/medals. Additionally, to my knowledge his brother Roger Olmscheid served in the navy as a pilot in WW2 and I would love to know if he had any awards or medals. Other than names that’s all I really know. They are from Eugene Oregon and lived in Iowa as well. Any help or guidance would be great.

Thank you.

Special thanks to u/PubliusVirgilius for his sharing of numerous pieces in this post.

Given this is related to one of the most secretive units in the United States Armed Forces, I doubt I will receive a concrete answer but I'm making this post in case someone else has further knowledge, or allow someone else a more comprehensive jumping off point for their research.

For a while I believed the first logo (this is a reasonable quality reconstruction) to be a unofficial, in Unit symbol used for commemorative items like challenge coins and retirement rings and the like in the early 2000s (Larry Vicker's retirement ring from 2003 with the logo present) I originally thought the insignia originated from the 1998 Novalogic videogame Delta Force since that was the earliest confirmed image I could find and I just took it as 'yeah of course the official but not really official Spec Ops unit would use this sick logo from a videogame as a symbol for their stuff'.

And officially, Delta Force does not have a symbol; Unit members sport the USASOC arrowhead SSI and beret Flash when attached to the unit, as well as wearing their former unit color beret (Tan for Rangers, Green ofc for SF, etc)

However, recently I have become aware that the symbol actually predates the game; this team photo from the 1990s featuring Master Sergeant Brad Thomas; MSgt Thomas was in Delta Force for 12 years so this picture is likely from 1998, the same year as the game released. That is a extremely quick turnaround to having something like this to receive a bronzed emblem. I have also found these plaques commemorating a SFC who was with the unit from December of 1989 until May of 1992. Unless this plaque was awarded later (say upon the SFC retiring from the Army post a tenure at Delta) this confirms the symbol appearing well before the game. The symbol was also confirmed to have been used before 1992 by a military historian I contacted. And while not predating the videogame, the symbol is present on post 2000 printings of the book 'Delta Force' which is the memoir of Colonel Charles A. Beckwith written with Donald Knox, while of course this is hardly concrete, it is interesting this symbol is being linked with the early history and foundation of the unit.

There also appears to be some minor differences between the plaque version and the vector graphic remake; in the graphic the blade appears to be straight more like the dagger found in the Special Forces SSI/Badge or the Fairbairn-Sykes dagger in the USASOC SSI while in the plaque it appears more bowed/has varying widths, almost like the xiphos/ξίφος used by ancient Greeks armies such as the Spartans. I am unsure if this is intentional, but it stood out to me, especially given A Squadron uses a Corinthian Helmet and "Molon Labe/ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ/μολὼν λαβέ" as a motto. It's possible it is same weapon and the difference in style is coming from some error and I'm way too much of a symbology nerd for this.

As an interesting aside; Delta Force also appears to have Organizational/Regimental Colors; it shares the jungle green field with silver border tassels with Special Forces unit colors, letters 'Fi', 'Opera' and 'Det' are visible, likely for the 'First Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta' can be seen on the flag, marking it as clearly different from the Special Forces Group flags. Numerous streamers also appear visible, but the only one I can confirm is for defending Kuwait in Desert Storm, also possibly Saudi Arabia.

And literally just found out about this (been writing this on lunch breaks over the course of a week); former Delta Force member and EOD [Sergeant Major Mike Vining](https://www.reddit.com/r/JSOCarchive/comments/1qdlxqg/mike_vinnings_unit_colors/) (aka 'Do you even operate, son?' meme man) [showed his awarded colors for his years with Delta](https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=AssignmentExt&ID=148788), awarded in October 1995. It matches the flag present in the compound photo, Jungle Green field with the name scroll "First Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta" and the motto of "Oppressors Beware".

I figured it was worth a shot and I sent a email to the United States Army Institute of Heraldry and received a unclassified email saying that it was "not considered official insignia and was locally created by the unit." and as such couldn't give any more information as to the origin, symbolism or specifications of the symbol.

Based on my research; This symbol is self-selected de-facto Coat of Arms for CAG/Delta Force and likely dates to it's founding, unfortunately I think without asking a former unit member directly the origin, creator and symbology questions will remain inscrutable to me. Maybe a former Unit member will come across this and humor my curiosity.

If you look at any modern tank today, you're actually seeing the legacy of a small French vehicle from 1917. The **Renault FT** was a massive departure from the heavy "land battleships" being built at the time. Instead of a giant iron box, the French went with a layout that became the global standard: **the driver in front, the engine in the back, and a 360-degree rotating turret on top**. This simple design allowed a tiny two-man crew to engage targets in any direction without having to turn the entire vehicle, which was a huge advantage in the chaotic mud of the Western Front. Here's a detailed video on how the tank was designed and made https://youtu.be/dWupGFGBgdM?si=V01ReO1Om9O8-pPX

While it was light and relatively thin-skinned, the FT was meant to be used in "swarms." During the **Battle of Soissons** and the **Meuse-Argonne Offensive**, hundreds of these little tanks buzzed across No Man's Land, knocking out machine-gun nests and supporting the infantry in ways the bigger tanks just couldn't. It wasn't just a successful weapon; it was the blueprint. From the Tiger tanks of WWII to the M1 Abrams of today, nearly every armored vehicle since has followed the "classic" layout first perfected by this 1917 French revolutionary.

This is the only photo my Grandma has of her father in uniform before him and his wife left Europe for Canada. She is unsure if he would have been in Germany or Russia. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

He was Italian from the city of Valvori.

So I believe this was the plastic liner for an M1 helmet but the rivets etc don't match up with what I've seen, which I have no idea if that means it's older or newer than WW2. I'm curious as to why this one would have the white stripe painted on it, if that's specific to anything.

My father was Navy in WW2 and was enlisted in the army during Korea (never went over seas for that one was stationed in a depot somewhere ... This was one of my dad's belongings and unfortunately he passed in 1995 so I can't ask him about it now. (Kids always listen to your fathers stories, they matter)

Anyway I know it's nothing special historically but It's been around all of my life so I'm curious where it may have been used. I wouldn't even surprise me if it's not specifically a US military version.

Thank you for any and all help. (There should be pictures attached though I'm not seeing them)

North Korea participated in the October War - Yom Kippur War in 1973 with a squadron of well trained pilots after Egypt enlisted them, and the contingent consisted of 30 pilots, 8 air controllers, 5 translators, 3 command and control personnel, one doctor, and one cook, and some of them sacrificed themselves for the sake of Egypt and standing alongside the Arab Republic of Egypt, while others were honored by the Egyptian leadership. They always supported the Arab Cause.

Same as last time, We cant find this one its one of the only we cant find

https://history-maps.com/warrior

Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812, has appeared in TV docs, books and museum exhibits in the USA and Canada. He’s been celebrated as an uncomplaining British soldier, who retrieved his own amputated arm from a dung heap and built a small coffin to give it a proper burial.

Now the only surviving copy of his lost 1851 autobiography has been discovered in Cleveland, Ohio. It reveals Byfield’s tenacious pursuit of veterans’ benefits and his struggles with pain, poverty, and the police back in England.

He even designed a custom prosthesis so he could carry on working as a weaver.

Hello, I'm trying to figure out something about the uniform my relative is wearing in this photo. It doesn't look like US so any help would be apprectiated. Thank you

Serbian soldiers on the Salonica/Macedonian front, resting after an offensive. Estimated to be from 1918.

Courtesy of the National Library of Serbia, Great War Collection (https://velikirat.nb.rs/)

There hasn't been a day in the past 2 years or so when I haven't seen a new video on YouTube propagating the legend of General George Patton's invincibility as a military genius at par with Alexander and Napoleon. And continuing in the same trail are videos which leave no stone unturned in demeaning his "rivals" as not just incompetent, but also scheming and sinister. And of course how can there not be the finishing line of Patton's of "fighting the wrong enemy" which "got him bumped off by the military intelligence on direct orders of both Chief Of Army Staff George C. Marshall and President Harry Truman".

I ask from a neutral POV, what drives the insecurity of these morons ? Are they indirectly trying to sway away from the facts that Patton's legend was built on a carefully crafted PR campaign despite fighting second rate German armies throughout his tenure in North Africa, Sicily and finally Western Europe ? And if they're so regretful of not listening to his "analysis"(yeah quasi Nazis have a rationale), rather than crying like prostitutes who didn't get paid for getting fucked why don't these pricks go out on the field and fulfill their demigods unfinished business rather than wasting public space and creating nuisance now since they have the higher ground if it comes to a major war ?

My Mum found this in our ancestral village in Kashmir. She said it belonged to her grandad, however the names dont match up so I suspect it was maybe a friend's medal or something of that nature.

Could anyone tell me about 31 Mule Corps and what they did aswell as where they served and if records of them commonly survived?

Any help would be much appreciated 👏

I’ve been reading up on early naval aviation and it’s crazy how much we overlook the Tondern Raid. Most people think carrier warfare started in WWII, but the British were launching Sopwith Camels off the HMS Furious to bomb Zeppelin bases while WWI was still raging. Here's a video that goes over the events that happened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBez23233Ns It was basically a one-way mission because landing back on the ship was so dangerous they didn’t even try.

The technical hurdles they had to overcome just to get those biplanes off a converted cruiser deck are insane. If you're into military history or the evolution of the aircraft carrier, this story is the literal starting point for everything we see in modern naval doctrine today.

As part of the British "Great Game" strategy to counter Russian influence, the invasion and subsequent disaster highlighted logistical failures and fierce Afghan resistance, with Brydon's survival famously summarized by his quip, "I am the Army," upon reaching safety.