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The remarkable and unlikely story of the clotting agent QuikClot, and the two men who persisted in bringing it into the public light, is told in a new book, "In the Blood."

How QuikClot went from drug company reject to front-line ‘miracle’

Clotting agent QuikClot has helped save lives on the battlefield and beyond. This excerpt from “In the Blood” explores its use in the Iraq War.

By Charles Barber

2 days ago

"The Fly Girls Revolt" is the untold story of the women military aviators of the 1970s and 1980s who kicked open the door to fly in combat in 1993—along with the story of the women who paved the way before them.

The women who won the right to fly in combat

Meet a band of women aviators who kicked open the door to fly in combat in this excerpt from “The Fly Girls Revolt” by Eileen A. Bjorkman.

By Eileen A. Bjorkman

9 days ago

Did a military lab spill anthrax into public waterways? New book reveals details of a US leak.

“Pandora’s Gamble” describes how wastewater potentially containing anthrax, Ebola, and other deadly pathogens spilled from an Army facility in 2018.

By Alison Young, KFF Health News

2 weeks ago

Vietnam veteran soars beyond the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ prison

"The Spirit to Soar" is Lt. Col. Barry Bridger’s life story penned by his long-time friend and colleague, Jim Petersen.

By Jim Petersen

16 months ago

Excerpt: Marine, former senator writes about life, love in memoir ‘In the Arena’

Before Chuck Robb became the governor of Virginia and then a U.S. Senator, he started his career in service to his country as a Marine.

By Chuck Robb

17 months ago

Excerpt: Autobiography tells story of ‘Special Duties Pilot’

John M. Billings traces his lifetime of flying and his most storied mission, Operation Greenup, in "Special Duties Pilot."

By John M. Billings

17 months ago

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