Why the National Guard should embrace its illustrious history
The United States military is often worse than your ex at bringing up old stuff. Only it’s less about what you’ve done to them and more about what they’ve done to other people.
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How these Navy submariners worked to save themselves after their sub sank
A white T-shirt represented the last chance for 38 submariners. Without it, they could not have survived much longer in the crippled U.S. Navy submarine S-5.
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Used as an ‘individual target’ by the Germans, this Medal of Honor recipient kept up the fight
On Nov. 8, 1942, the United States opened a new front against Germany, Italy and Vichy France when its forces landed in Morocco and Algeria.
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The parade he never got
Honor Flight trip turns to tribute The first thing caregiver Shirley Shultz shared—almost laughing over the phone—is how often it still surprises her.
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A Legacy on the Clock: The Voelke Family Carries a Soldier’s Spirit to the NFL Draft Stage
When the New York Giants go on the clock for the fifth overall pick at this year’s NFL Draft, the voice announcing the selection won’t belong to an owner or a former Pro Bowler.
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The story of 4 brothers who served on the Juneau with the Sullivans
In less time than NBA teams receive for one possession, the USS Juneau was gone. It took only 20 seconds for a Japanese torpedo to strike the USS Juneau, split the light cruiser in half , and cause...
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This WWI soldier saved two men from a burning tank with his bare hands
When the American Expeditionary Forces joined the Allied armies on the Western Front in World War I, there was one condition upon which their commander, Gen. John Pershing, insisted.
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How this Air Force spy plane traveled from coast to coast in record time
President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced Ed Yeilding to the SR-71 Blackbird. Thus began a wonderful, long-lasting relationship.
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Ola Mize became ‘the Audie Murphy of the Korean War’ by fighting off a Chinese division
Every war has its heroes, its standout troops that come to national attention. Today’s constant media cycle and proliferation make it much harder to turn even a Medal of Honor recipient into a...
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The secret telegram that defined the Cold War before it began
When students begin learning about the Cold War, they often encounter the most dramatic moments first: the Berlin Wall , nuclear weapons, espionage, and the crises that brought the world close to war.
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The ‘Gray Ghosts’ of the Cuban Missile Crisis
As an educator, I have the duty and privilege of teaching some of the most intense and consequential moments in American history.
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The Pinkertons were America’s most powerful private army, then Congress banned them
The story of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency is inseparable from the story of the modern United States. From safeguarding President-elect Abraham Lincoln to building one of the earliest...
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7 hours of grit and determination that changed the Civil War
Improvise, adapt, and overcome. This is a mantra of the U.S. Marine Corps , but throughout American history, U.S. troops have demonstrated their capacity for extraordinary innovation and...
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How to join the National World War II Museum’s celebration for ‘Band of Brothers’ 25th annivesary
“Band of Brothers” had the unfortunate timing to premiere just two days before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It took a significant rating hit, dropping from 10 million viewers for its first episode to.
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100-year-old B-17 turret gunner knighted by France
At 18 years old, Staff Sgt. Phillip “Bruce” Cook flew 35 missions as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress, tasked with fighting for air supremacy over occupied Europe.
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The US Navy’s first submarine was a hand-cranked wooden egg
The American Revolution was not only a political and military struggle for independence. It was also a period of remarkable experimentation.
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Vietnam veteran’s gravestone somber reminder of war’s toll
“Unless he is caught up in murderous ecstasy,” Glenn Gray wrote in reflection of his time as a draftee in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, “destroying is easier when done from a little...
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World War II B-17 gunner awarded France’s highest military honor
More than 80 years after he flew over occupied France in World War II, a 100-year-old American veteran received the highest French military honor. Retired Staff Sgt.
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A Nazi was the only person convicted of spying in connection with Pearl Harbor
Ruth Kuehn picked the wrong boyfriend. When Kuehn was 19 years old, she had an affair with Joseph Goebbels . The Nazi Party’s chief propagandist was married at the time and nearly twice Kuehn’s age,..
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The forgotten Civil War legacy of America’s most notorious prison
When I teach the Civil War, I frequently encounter surprised faces when students learn that California, so far from the eastern battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam , played a critical, strategic..
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USS Stockdale flies shaken, not stirred battle flag
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer the USS Stockdale returned to its home port in San Diego on Thursday, April 10.
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The only Navy Seabee awarded the nation’s highest award for valor
Fought on the night of June 9-10, 1965, the Battle of Dong Xoai was, as was often the case in the Vietnam War, hard to pin down as to the winner. One thing is certain, however.
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How friendly fire could have killed Scotty from ‘Star Trek’ on D-Day
James Doohan’s first day of combat came during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He almost didn’t make it to his second, all because of a friendly fire incident.
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Eligible American males will soon be automatically registered for the draft
All American males (including immigrants) aged 18 to 25 are required to register with the Selective Service System, perhaps more popularly known as registering for “the Draft.
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Honoring sacrifice, connecting Veterans: CMV participates in Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon
Honoring those who endured Late last month, thousands of people gathered under the New Mexico desert sky to honor those who endured one of World War II’s most brutal events, the Bataan Death March.
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