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Eric Milzarski

Burbank, Los Angeles
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Covers:  Military, military lifestyle, video games, entertainment
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Eric Milzarski’s Biography

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Eric is a U.S. Army veteran and was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division where he served as a radio operator. After being honorably discharged, he then pursued a career in the film and television world.He is now the resident "nerd" at We Are The Mighty.

Eric Milzarski’s Journalist Portfolio

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'Winnie the Pooh' Was Created by a Vet Explaining War to His Boy

'Winnie the Pooh' Was Created by a Vet Explaining War to His Boy

There is nothing more heart-wrenching to veterans with families than having to explain why daddy hasn't been …

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Why the Supreme Court's ruling on burn pits will have catastrophic effects

Why the Supreme Court's ruling on burn pits will have catastrophic effects

Burn pits are, without a shadow of a doubt, the post-9/11 veteran's Agent Orange. Countless troops have been …

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The most unintentionally hilarious Rumsfeld 'snowflake' memos

The most unintentionally hilarious Rumsfeld 'snowflake' memos

On Jan. 24, the first portion of the roughly 59,000 pages' worth of Donald Rumsfeld's memos were released aft…

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This is how some veterans reacted during the Las Vegas shooting

This is how some veterans reacted during the Las Vegas shooting

The horrific shooting rampage in Las Vegas - and its mounting death toll - has made it the worst mass shootin…

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How just one care package can change a deployment for the better

How just one care package can change a deployment for the better

There are inherent dangers involved with a combat deployment. Even if you don't have first-hand knowledge, yo…

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How Call of Duty is returning to help our real-life war heroes

How Call of Duty is returning to help our real-life war heroes

Since 2009, the Call of Duty Endowment has been making strides in helping out the real-life heroes upon which…

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Articles

The console wars are over: Xbox joins PS5 and PC in ‘Helldivers 2’

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By Miguel Ortiz Verified, Randall Stevens, Blake Stilwell, Eric Milzarski
| areiosdefense.com
Following its release on February 8, 2024, “Helldivers 2” quickly became a favorite amongst PS5 and PC players. The game won multiple awards, including BAFTA’s Best Multiplayer Game, TIGA’s Game of the Year, and the Golden Joystick’s Multiplayer and Console Game of the Year. With its Player versus Environment (PvE) format, collaborative objectives, and murderous swarms of undemocratic alien enemies, “Helldivers 2” encourages teamwork and bonds players in the crucible of digital combat.
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Why cats were the perfect companions in the trenches of WWI

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By Eric Milzarski
| We Are The Mighty
There’s no truer way to describe it: Life in the trenches of WWI was absolute hell. If an enemy bullet, artillery shell, or gas canister didn’t kill you, the cesspool of diseases that formed in the puddles at the bottom of the trenches surely would. To make matters worse, the damp, dingy, and dirty environment made for the perfect breeding ground for rats that would carry and spread deadly diseases.
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7 mind-numbing phrases military leaders use to seem smarter

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By Eric Milzarski
| We Are The Mighty
Nothing hurts the ears of everyone in the platoon like hearing the same phrase used in countless situations by military leaders. At points, it seems like entire conversations are geared toward that specific phrase just to make whomever is speaking feel like the smartest person in the room. Military leaders like officers, senior enlisted, and even the occasional high-speed specialist who’s trying to prove themselves are guilty of using these phrases to feel smarter than the rest. 1.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern. Wasn't it for everyone?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It's makes the featured image and headline do the talking. A good percentage of people will just look at those and start commenting.