• "... and bin Laden crawled, weeping, from his cave, begging forgiveness."
  (Bill Muse, Seattle, WA)

• "Although we were up to our ankles in mud and leeches, when Gomer started singing 'Back Home Again in Indiana,' even the toughest of drill sergeants got a lump in his throat."
  (Lori Petterson, Fairfax, VA)

• "And just like that, my 'Dancing to the Oldies' workout tape was soon adopted by the SEALS for their hard core training program."
  (Trish Jensen, Reedsville, PA)

• "General MacArthur demonstrated his heroic determination and resolve when he confidently announced, 'I'll be back in a jif!'"
  (Tom Stoudt, Fort Washington, PA)

• Every time he digs a fox hole, he finds buried treasure!
  (Bill Muse, Seattle, WA)

• First clue: She admits she slept with Mussolini. Second clue: She denies having slept with Bill Clinton.
  (Trish Jensen, Reedsville, PA)

• It's unlikely *anyone* slapped Patton back -- and lived.
  (Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA)

• The Texas Air National Guard has never been deployed to Tuzla.
  (David Kass, Queens, NY)

• The author paints a vivid portrait of celebrating VJ-Day, at a Lower Manhattan club, boozin' it up with Nina Blackwood and "Downtown" Julie Brown.
  (Brad Simanek, Cedar Rapids, IA)

• The book: "Saddam Stands Unwavering and Steadfast in the Face of Western Invasion," by Mohammad Saeed al-Sahaaf.
  (Carl Knorr, Devo City, OH)

• WMDs in Iraq in 2002? I don't think so. 
  (Randy Lee, Burke, VA)

• You don't remember the "Battle of the Bulge" being concerned with the added weight from too many flaky, buttery croissants eaten by the French resistance.
  (Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA)

• You're pretty sure the Hanoi Hilton did not actually put mints on the pillows.
  (Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ)

• Runners Up list name
  (Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)

• "British combat uniforms are always oppressive in the summer heat, but that July in the Falklands was particularly brutal."
  (Larry Hollister, Concord, CA)

• "Lincoln pulled out a $5 bill and mused at how cool it was that bore his likeness."
  (Kim Moser, New York, NY)

• According to his aide-de-camp, General Ulysses Grant's infamous benders were usually fueled by appletinis.
  (Tom Stoudt, Fort Washington, PA)

• Author reminisces about the good ol' days drinking martinis in Korea with Hawkeye and Trapper.
  (Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ)

• Claims that napalm in the morning smells like teen spirit.
  (Steve Huntington, San Jose, CA)

• General Pershing's nickname was Black Jack, not Go Fish.
  (Randy Lee, Burke, VA)

• His commanding officer was one E. Fudd of the Waskally Wabbits Division.
  (Travis Ruetenik, Hiroshima, Japan)

• Historians have pretty much debunked the idea that food rationing during W.W. II led to Belgians combining the little flour and eggs that they were able to stockpile to make delicious waffles.
  (Daniel Weckerly, Limerick, PA)

• In her defense, she WAS in London once and she was blitzed the whole time.
  (Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL)

• It's a pretty sure bet Charlie Sheen wasn't really this guy's squadron leader.
  (Lori Petterson, Fairfax, VA)

• It's unlikely that a 10-year-old Barack Obama would have been allowed to play with a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun.
  (David Kass, Queens, NY)

• The Red Baron didn't actually celebrate each of his victories with a frozen pizza.
  (Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL)

• The opposing army: Jem'Hadar, from that pesky Gamma Quadrant.
  (Steve Huntington, San Jose, CA)

• There is no hard evidence that John McCain was at Gettysburg.
  (Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA)

• There's a thrilling chase sequence set in Euro Disney.
  (Mitch Patterson, Atlanta, GA)

• Honorable Mentions list name
  (Bill Muse, Seattle, WA)