Viral Stories

The Letter I Almost Threw Away
I used to tell people my father was dead.It was easier than explaining the silence.He wasn’t violent—but his absence bruised ...

The Watch He Left Behind
Part 1: The Drawer That Shouldn’t Have Opened The drawer was stuck. It had always been stuck.But today, something in ...

Through Their Eyes: 19 Unforgettable Photos and Faces from the Vietnam War Frontlines
Some wars are remembered through dates and battlefields. The Vietnam War? It’s remembered through faces. Sunburned cheeks smeared with jungle ...

9-Year-Old Fossil Hunter Unearths Super Rare Megalodon Tooth in Maryland
In a remarkable discovery, 9-year-old Molly Sampson from Prince Frederick, Maryland, found a rare megalodon tooth while fossil hunting with ...

Debt of Honor
He never asked to be called a hero.Not in the mud, not in the jungle, and certainly not fifty years ...

A Night to Remember: Toby Keith Reunited a Soldier with His Wife During ‘American Soldier’
In a moment that brought thousands to their feet and many to tears, country music legend Toby Keith delivered one ...

The Long Way Home
He came home from a war no one wanted.Off the bus in San Francisco, a tomato hit his chest before ...

The Dog Who Stayed
Part 1: The One I Didn’t Want to Remember I forgot the man’s name, but not his face.He got killed ...

Sonny & The Letter
Part 1: The Letter With No Return Address He hadn’t opened his mail in days. Bills, junk, pension updates—all the ...

Tom Harris & the Mutt
Tom never talked much about Vietnam.But there was one story — the one with the dog.Not the heroic kind. This ...