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Canadian Army to Spend $6 Million for Colt-Made C20 7.62 Rifles

by Chris Eger

The Canadian Army is dropping $6 million into Colt Canada’s coffers for the new 7.62 NATO C20 rifle to equip sniper teams. The Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed to local media that Colt Canada will supply 272 of the new C20 rifles after a pair of contracts, a CA$2 million (USD 1.42 million) award […]

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American flag flown during D-Day invasion at Normandy up for auction

by Jacki Billings

An American flag flown during the invasion at Normandy on the USS LCI(L)-421 at Gold Beach in 1944 is up for grabs through Rock Island Auction Company.

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Canadian sniper smashes world record with 2 mile kill shot in Iraq

by Brian Seay

Canadian Armed Forces officials on Thursday confirmed the 3,540 meter kill shot, which shatters the previous record of 2,475 meters.

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Exclusive: Inside the Army Museum Support Center for a peak at the rare stuff (PHOTOS)

by Chris Eger

We recently had the chance to tour U.S. Army's Museum Support Center at Anniston Army Depot, the keepers of the flame for military history in the country.

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188 years ago this week: West Point torn apart by the Eggnog Riot

by Chris Eger

You wouldn’t know it by visiting the campus today, but in 1826, the United States Military Academy at West Point was the scene of an all-out holiday riot — over eggnog.

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