On Oct. 19, 1979, more than 1,200 Marines and sailors were sheltering from a powerful typhoon at Camp Fuji, Japan, when fuel spilled from storage bladders positioned uphill from their living quarters. The fuel ignited, and walls of flame tore through the camp. Seventy service members and three Japanese civilians were injured, including 54 who […]
Paul Szoldra
Paul Szoldra is the managing editor at The War Horse and a Marine Corps veteran. He has spent more than a decade covering national security and the military, including as editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose and a military and defense editor at Business Insider. He served eight years on active duty, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan. Reach him at paul.szoldra@thewarhorse.org or securely on Signal at strikefo.30.
