# Coffee or Die

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## Articles
- [Bad Moon Print Press: From Landscape Architect to SOF to Veteran Artist 2](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/bad-moon-brcc-shirt-club-2): BRCC and Bad Moon Print Press team up for an exclusive, limited-edition T-shirt design!
- [The Legend of Chief Shannon Kent](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/shannon-kent): Manbij wasn’t necessarily safe so much as it was stable. Or maybe just quiet … for the time being.
- [From the Team Room to Team Room Design: An Operator’s Creative Journey](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/team-room-design): BRCC partners with Team Room Design for an exclusive T-shirt release!
- [Get Your Viking On: The Exclusive 30 Sec Out BRCC Shirt Club Design](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/30-sec-out-shirt-club): Thirty Seconds Out has partnered with BRCC for an exclusive shirt design invoking the God of Winter.
- [Limited Edition: Grizzly Forge Blades on an Awesome BRCC Shirt](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/grizzly-forge-shirt-club): Lucas O'Hara of Grizzly Forge has teamed up with BRCC for a badass, exclusive Shirt Club T-shirt design featuring his m…
- [From Naval Service to Creative Canvas: BRCC Veteran Artist Josh Raulerson](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/raulerson-veteran-artist): Coffee or Die sits down with one of the graphic designers behind Black Rifle Coffee's signature look and vibe.
- [Biden Will Award Medal of Honor to Army Helicopter Pilot Who Rescued Soldiers in Vietnam Firefight](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/medal-of-honor-vietnam-pilot): Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War Army helicopter pilot who risked his life to save a reconnaissance…
- [Dear Jack: Which Historic Battle Would You Want To Witness?](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/dear-jack-historic-battle): Ever wonder how much Jack Mandaville would f*ck sh*t up if he went back in time? The American Revolution didn't even se…
- [West Point Time Capsule Yields Centuries-Old Coins](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/west-point-time-capsule): A nearly 200-year-old West Point time capsule that at first appeared to yield little more than dust contains hidden tre…
- [Low-Tech ‘Ouija Boards’ Have Helped Aircraft Carriers Operate for Decades ](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/ouija-boards-aircraft-carriers): Since the 1920s, a low-tech tabletop replica of an aircraft carrier’s flight deck has been an essential tool in coordin…
- [Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Has Developed a Long-Range Weapon, a Day After Strike Deep Inside Russia](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/ukraine-long-range-weapon): Zelenskyy said on his Telegram channel the weapon was produced by Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries but gave n…
- [The Navy Goat vs. the Army Mule: Mascot Origin Stories](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/army-vs-navy-mascots): For nearly as long as the Army-Navy football rivalry, the academies’ hoofed mascots have stared each other down from th…
- [7 of the Best Movie Ambush Scenes of All Time](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/best-ambush-scenes): Ambushes make for great action scenes. Here are seven of the best to ever grace the big screen.
- [North Korea Launches Missile Toward Sea After US Flies Bomber During Drills](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/north-korea-launches-missile): South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the launch occurred Wednesday but gave no further details,…
- [‘More Than Just a Jump’: RCPT-USA Honors WWII Paratroopers While Helping Vets](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/rcpt-usa): The US chapter of the Round Canopy Parachuting Team, or RCPT-USA, is a nonprofit that helps struggling vets while honor…
- [These Playing Cards Helped Allied POWs Escape Nazi Camps](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/playing-cards-allied-pows): During World War II, Allied intelligence agencies used specially altered playing cards to help POWs escape and evade th…
- [3M Agrees To Pay $6B To Settle Earplug Lawsuits From US Service Members](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/3m-settlement): The 3M settlement, consisting of $5 billion in cash and $1 billion in 3M stock, will be made in payments that will run…
- [First Look: ‘2054’ Explores America’s Precarious Future in a World Dominated By AI](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/2054-review): The upcoming novel “2054” paints a grim portrait of a world vying for control of new technology and America on the brin…
- [Julius Streicher: The Nazi With the World's Largest Porn Stash](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/julius-streicher-porn): Like other Nazis, Julius Streicher enriched himself by stealing Jewish property. But instead of art or jewels, Streiche…
- [8 US Marines Remain Hospitalized After Fiery Aircraft Crash Killed 3 During Drills in Australia](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/marines-hospitalized-australia): Eight of the twenty Marines injured in the Osprey training crash in Darwin, Australia, remain hospitalized.
- [The Air Force Pilot Who Survived a Leap From Space](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/joseph-kittinger): In 1960, to test escape options for pilots ejecting from aircraft at extreme altitudes, Joseph Kittinger jumped to Eart…
- [200 Years Ago, the Marines Helped Save the Declaration of Independence](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/marines-declaration-of-independence): Two centuries ago, a group of Marines fought a desperate battle against British troops that resulted in the preservatio…
- [Ukraine Marks Independence Day; Vows to Keep Fighting Russia as it Remembers the Fallen](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/ukraine-marks-independence-day): Ukraine marks its second Independence Day since the invasion of Russia, while locals take the national holiday to remem…
- [Why Aircraft Carrier Crews Wear Different Shirt Colors — and What They Mean](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/aircrew-shirt-colors): Each of the teams involved on board an aircraft carrier is assigned color-coded shirts that signifies its function.
- [Jet Crash in Russia Kills 10, Officials Say; Wagner Chief on Passenger List](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/jet-crash-wagner-chief): A crash in the Tver region of Russia killed 10, Wagner Group's chief Prigozhin is presumed to have been on board.
- [Tales From the Grid Square: A Collection of the Internet’s Best Military Ghost Stories](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/tales-from-the-grid-square): Since 2021, Nick Orton has been using Instagram as a platform to collect and share paranormal stories from within the m…
- [Air Force: No Harmful Levels of PCBs at Wyoming Nuclear Missile Base](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/air-force-reports-pcb-levels): As the Air Force continues investigating PCB levels at its nuclear missile sites, a Wyoming base shows no harmful level…
- [How a Samurai Movie Blooper Inspired Quentin Tarantino’s Blood-Soaked Films](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/tarantino): Quentin Tarantino owes much of his signature style to a broken prop on a Japanese movie set.
- [Report: Female Soldiers in Army Special Operations Face Rampant Sexism, Harassment](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/special-operations-females-face-sexism-harassment): Eight years after the Pentagon opened all military jobs to women, a new report reveals the rampant sexism issues faced…
- [How America’s Love for Baseball Shaped the Grenades Carried by US Troops](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/baseball-grenades): Since World War I, the US military has designed hand grenades to resemble baseballs, and for good reason: most American…
- [Russia's Luna-25 Crashes Into the Moon, Ending Bid To Reach Lunar South Pole](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/russian-spacecraft-crashes-into-moon): Russia's first moon mission in nearly 50 years ended with a crash landing, ending their bid to reach the lunar south po…
- [Zelenskyy Thanks Danes in Person For F-16s; Planes Have No Immediate War Impact](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/zelenskyy-danes-f-16s): Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Denmark to thank lawmakers for providing F-16s to Ukraine in the cont…
- [Commander: US Readying Plans To Evacuate Drone Bases if Necessary Under Niger's New Junta](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/us-niger-drone-base-evacuation): With Niger's new ruling junta in place, the U.S. is making precautionary plans to evacuate drone bases in-country.
- [Come Out Fighting: New Film Tells the Forgotten Story of the 761st Tank Battalion](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/761st-tank-battalion-documentary): The 761st Tank Battalion was Patton’s spearhead in the fight to free Europe. A new film is finally telling the story of…
- [Dear Jack: What Should I Pack For Deployment?](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/dear-jack-deployment): In this installment of “Dear Jack,” Marine veteran and amateur life coach Jack Mandaville gives advice for deployment e…
- [How the Military’s Beloved ‘Woobie’ Came To Be](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/woobie-poncho-liner): The American service member’s love affair with the poncho liner, aka the “woobie,” began six decades ago in the jungles…
- [Texas Woman Who Helped Hide US Soldier Vanessa Guillén’s Body Sentenced](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/woman-sentenced-vanessa-guillen): Cecily Aguilar, the girlfriend of Spc. Aaron Robinson, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for helping to hide Vanessa…
- [Where Did American WWII Troops Have It Worse: In Europe or the Pacific?](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/europe-vs-pacific): In World War II, American forces in Europe faced different foes, weather, and logistical hurdles than in the Pacific. B…
- [Why the US Military Detonated an Atomic Bomb Off the Coast of California ](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/atomic-bomb-california): In 1962, the Department of Defense detonated a nuclear depth charge off the coast of California as part of a doomsday o…
- [Pentagon Review Calls For Reforms To Reverse Spike in Sexual Misconduct at Military Academies](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/pentagon-calls-for-military-academy-reforms): In an effort to reverse the spike in sexual misconduct at military academies, the Pentagon reviewed behavior at the lea…
- [North Korea Officially Confirms It Has Detained US Soldier Travis King](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/north-korea-asserts-king-disillusioned-with-america): North Korean news outlets are now asserting that King chose to enter their country after becoming disillusioned with Am…
- [Picture This: More Than a Century of American Tanks](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/american-tank): Tanks first rolled into battle more than 100 years ago during World War I. From then to now, this is the evolution of t…
- [Taliban Believe Their Rule is Open-Ended, Won't Lift Ban on Female Education](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/taliban-female-education-ban): The Taliban spokesman made it clear in a recent interview that the ban on female education will remain and their rule o…
- [7 Things You Never Knew About Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/parris-island): Each year, 20,000 recruits arrive on Parris Island. Most of them leave as Marines. But what makes the island ideal for…
- [The Marines Have Joined the Hawaii Wildfire Recovery Effort](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/marines-hawaii-wildfire-recovery): A small number of active-duty U.S. Marines have joined the effort to assist Maui’s recovery after last week’s devasting…
- [The ‘Daisy Cutter’: A Jungle-Evaporating Bomb That Explodes like a Nuke](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/daisy-cutter): During the Vietnam War, conventional airstrikes proved insufficient for creating landing zones within the triple-canopy…
- [North Korea's Kim Orders Sharp Increase in Missile Production](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/north-korea-increase-in-missile-production): In response to South Korea and U.S. drills, North Korea amps up missile production, making their feelings on the drills…
- [WWI Soldier-Poet Alan Seeger’s ‘Rendezvous With Death’](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/alan-seeger-rendezvous-with-death): Critics don’t consider Alan Seeger among WWI’s top soldier-poets, yet his poem, “I Have a Rendezvous with Death,” endur…
- [2 Years After Fall of Kabul, Thousands of Afghans Still Wait For US Visas](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/afghans-us-visas): When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Shukria Sediqi knew her days in safety were numbered.
- [BOOT and Other Military Slang You Didn’t Know Were Acronyms](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/slang-acronyms): The military has no shortage of slang. But these are a few terms the average Joe might not realize are actually acronym…
- [Uncle Sam’s Origin Story: The Birth of an American Icon](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/uncle-sam-origin): Uncle Sam is often portrayed as a symbol of the US government, and, more specifically, the military. But who is this my…
- [Iran Puts 5 Iranian-American Prisoners Under House Arrest](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/iranian-prisoners-house-arrest): Five Iranian-American prisoners have been placed under house arrest in Iran, looking at a prisoner swap between Iran an…
- [Russia's Push On Eastern Front Prompts Ukraine Civilian Evacuation](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/russia-push-ukraine-evacuation): A mandatory evacuation has been ordered in the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine, as Russian forces have been pushing t…
- [SOCOM: The Best Result of America’s Worst Special Ops Fail](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/socom): When a disastrous special operations mission killed eight troops, the US formed SOCOM to ensure it wouldn’t happen agai…
- [How Tragedy Motivated Jonny Kim to Become a SEAL, a Doctor, and an Astronaut](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/jonny-kim): At 16, Jonny Kim barely survived a violent confrontation with his father, which set him on an extraordinary journey tow…
- [The British SAS Co-Founder Who Became Known as ‘The Phantom Major’](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/british-sas-the-phantom-major): British SAS co-founder Lt. David Stirling garnered fame — and a cool nickname — for his innovative tactics leading comm…
- [‘I Want YOU’: 5 of America’s Best WWI Recruitment Posters](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/wwi-recruitment-poster): In the early 1900s, Uncle Sam helped motivate young Americans to serve. But he wasn’t the only character in the US mili…
- [Carcinogens Found at Montana Nuclear Missile Sites, Cancers Reported](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/carcinogens-nuclear-missile-site): Service members at a Montana nuclear missile base are reporting hundreds of cancer diagnoses, prompting swift closure a…
- [Investigators: Myanmar's Military Committing Brazen War Crimes](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/myanmar-military-war-crimes): The IIMM found evidence during the 12 months ending in June that the army and militias targeted civilians with bombs, m…
- [Ukraine: Russia Targeted Rescue Workers With 'Double Tap' Missile Strike](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/russia-double-tap-missile-strike): Ukrainian officials accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers as the death toll from two Russian missile…
- [Walt Whitman Wrote Gritty First-Hand Civil War Poems](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/walt-whitman-war-poems): American poet Walt Whitman served as a nurse during the Civil War, giving readers a first-hand perspective of the battl…
- [Veterans See More Benefits for Toxic Exposure as New Law Nears Anniversary](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/veterans-benefits-toxic-law): According to administration statistics, the Department of Veterans Affairs has received nearly 786,000 disability claim…
- [How a Ranger Veteran Found His Calling in Cattle](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/kc-cattle-co): Kansas City may be known for its barbecue, but Patrick Montgomery — owner and CEO of KC Cattle Co. — is more interested…
- [Dear Jack: Is the Coast Guard a Real Branch of Service?](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/dear-jack-coast-guard): In this installment of “Dear Jack,” Marine veteran and amateur life coach Jack Mandaville compares the Coast Guard to o…
- [US Seeks To Hang On To Last, Best Counterterrorist Outpost in West Africa](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/niger-us-counterterrorist-outpost): Ten days into a coup in Niger, life is challenging for US forces at a counterterrorism base in a region of West Africa…
- [Cutter 37: The Last Ship Standing](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/cutter-37): Coast Guard cutter 37 endured Japanese kamikazes, Nazi submarines, hurricanes, and more to become Pearl Harbor’s sole s…
- [Behind the Photo: Gen. MacArthur Returns to the Philippines](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/douglas-macarthur-leyte): On Oct. 20, 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur waded ashore on the Philippine island of Leyte, returning to the country he wa…
- [2 US Sailors Arrested On Charges Tied To National Security, China](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/us-sailors-arrested-national-security): Two San Diego-based Navy sailors have been arrested on charges connected to national security and China.
- [SECDEF Austin, Morgan Freeman Discuss Upcoming Documentary](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/761-tank-battalion-documentary): In a roundtable hosted at the Pentagon, the Secretary of Defense and Morgan Freeman discuss his upcoming documentary on…
- [Stronghold Rescue & Relief: Applying Special Ops Principles to Protect Families in Conflict Zones](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/stronghold-rescue-relief): In 2021, the Burma Army launched a coup that abolished Burma's steps toward democracy. Since then, the entire country h…
- [8 Great Nonprofits, According to Wounded Spec Ops Veteran Clint Trial](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/nonprofits-clint-trial): These eight nonprofits stand out for consistently offering life-changing support to veterans in need.
- [Nervous NATO Nations Beef Up Security Due To Wagner Fighters in Belarus](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/nato-nations-security): NATO and EU nations bordering Belarus are on high-alert as Wagner troops have moved into Belarus.
- [The Pentagon is Pulling 1,100 Troops From US-Mexico Border Mission](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/troops-pulled-us-mexico-border): The 1,100 troops will conclude their 90-day mission by Aug. 8; the remaining 400 will be extended through Aug. 31.
- [Claymore Mines: 60-Plus Years of Fronting Toward the Enemy](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/claymore-mines): Named for a Scottish broadsword that did the same job, the Claymore mine tears through America’s enemies and protects i…
- [Niger Crisis Deepens as European Nations Evacuate, Coup Leaders Gain Support](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/niger-crisis): A recent military coup in Niger is escalating with support from other West African nations, leading to Europeans announ…
- [Sgt. Reckless: The Corps’ Beloved Korean War Horse](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/sergeant-reckless): During the Battle for Outpost Vegas, a racehorse-turned-Marine cemented her legacy as a bonafide American hero. This is…
- [Marine Veteran Ben Fortier Parses the Nuances of Combat in a New Book](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/ben-fortier): Marine veteran Ben Fortier confronts combat’s contradictions in a new poetry collection about his time fighting in Fall…
- [Powder Monkeys: The Boys Who Ferried Gunpowder Aboard Civil War Battleships](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/powder-monkeys): During the Civil War, US battleships relied on young boys to transport gunpowder to cannons during battle. But why?
- [Russian Missile Strikes Kill At Least 4 in Central Ukraine](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/missile-strikes-zelenskyys-hometown): Another round of missile strikes on Zelenskyy's hometown of Kryvvi Rih have killed at least four people.
- [Luke McFadden: A Young Crabber on the Cutthroat Chesapeake ](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/luke-mcfadden-chesapeake-crabber): Luke McFadden is carving out his own spot in the tough crab fishing grounds of the Chesapeake Bay, one pot at a time.
- [The Story of the Demon Core, WWII’s Leftover Atomic Bomb](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/demon-core): In August 1945, America was building a third atomic bomb to strike Japan, but that weapon’s “demon core” begot a differ…
- [Senate Passes Defense Bill, But Clash Looms With House](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/senate-defense-bill): A massive annual defense bill passed the Senate with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote; now the bill faces a clash with…
- [The M14: America’s Last Battle Rifle](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/m14): The M14 only served as the standard-issue infantry rifle for a short time, but there’s a reason the iconic weapon is st…
- [Russian, Chinese Delegates Join N Korean Leader At Parade Of Newest Missiles](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/north-korea-missile-parade): Delegates from Russia and China joined Kim Jong Un at a parade highlighting North Korea's nuclear missiles in a show of…
- [How ‘Churchill’s Toyshop’ Invented Weaponry Out of Candy ](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/churchills-toyshop): “Churchill’s Toyshop” developed some of the wackiest, battlefield-proven weapons in World War II. Bizarrely, candy was…
- [Sweden, Finland, Switzerland Consider Security Links With US National Guard](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/sweden-finland-switzerland-national-guard): With the invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland, Finland, and Sweden are considering joining the U.S. National Guard's securi…
- [‘The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday’ — The Legendary Navy SEALs](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/navy-seals): Since Vietnam, US Navy SEALs have conducted some of the highest-profile operations in history, battling against insurge…
- [Whistleblower Tells Congress the US is Concealing 'Multi-Decade' UFO Program](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/us-ufo-program): Former Air Force intelligence officer Maj. David Grusch said the U.S. likely has been aware of “non-human” activity sin…
- [What is a ‘Kit Flag’ and Why Do Service Members Carry Them?](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/kit-flag): Since it’s not an official military practice, there is no standard for “kit flags.” Service members wear them in plate…
- [Judge Vacates Desertion Conviction for Former US Soldier Captured in Afghanistan](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/judge-vacates-desertion-conviction-bergdahl): Former U.S. Army soldier Bowe Bergdahl's military conviction has been overturned by a federal judge.
- [Why Do Navy SEALs Like Converse All Stars?](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/navy-seals-converse-all-stars): Navy SEALs have been wearing Converse All Stars for maritime operations since the Vietnam War. Here’s why.
- [The Unbelievable Story of How a Mother in Ohio Saved Her Son’s Life At Guadalcanal](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/mother-guadalcanal): When Elgin Staples found himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, he never imagined his mother — 8,000 miles away in Ohio —…
- [US Military: Russian Fighter Jet Fired Flares At, Damaged US Drone Over Syria](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/russia-damaged-us-drone-syria): A Sunday flight for U.S. Air Force over Syria led to a severely damaged propeller when a Russian fighter jet fire flare…
- [The VZ 9 Avrocar: The US Military’s Failed Flying Saucer Project ](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/avrocar-flying-saucer): In the 1950s, amid a wave of UFO sightings that captured America’s imagination and inspired Hollywood, the US military…
- [Rescue 22 Foundation Helps Provide Service Dogs to Veterans](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/rescue-22-foundation): One of BRCC's latest donations highlights one organization dedicated to pairing veterans and dogs to change their lives.
- [US Forces Validate Ship-to-Shore Logistics Capability at Talisman Sabre 23](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/talisman-sabre-23): Units participating in this year's large-scale military exercise with Australia have demonstrated a key logistical capa…
- [Why You Should Never Ask an Air Force PJ To Show You His Tattoo](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/wayne-fisk-green-feet): 50 years ago, a young pararescueman stumbled into a tattoo parlor in Thailand, dropped his pants, and started a traditi…
- [Propaganda tool? Bargaining chip? What North Korea may have in mind for Travis King](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/what-north-korea-may-have-in-mind-for-travis-king): With little precedent for Pvt. Travis King's current situation, it's unclear what North Korea may have in mind for the…
- [Dear Jack: I Got Rejected from the Military](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/dear-jack-i-got-rejected-from-the-military): In this installment of “Dear Jack,” Marine veteran and amateur life coach Jack Mandaville gives advice to a young man w…
- [Behind the Photo: The Medal of Honor Recipient Who Led the Charge at Inchon](https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/inchon-photograph): On Sept. 10, 1950, an unknown photographer captured one of the most iconic images of the Korean War: a picture of a lon…