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May 16, 2008
We stand on the shoulders of Those Who Have Gone Before. But have we become Those Who Have Forgotten? It is critical that we remember our heritage; the future of our nation depends on it.
May 9, 2008
Born in the late 1800s and court martialed in 1925, Billy Mitchell's name is known as the founding father of today's Air Force. As the son of a Wisconsin senator, William 'Billy' Mitchell grew up in a wealthy family that had plenty of pull in their town.
May 8, 2008
John C. Fremont was many things including one of the founders of California.
May 8, 2008
The U.S. at one point was so poor and desperate it's generals told the population to make whatever flag they felt was appropriate. The most widespread was the rattlesnake and the "Don't Tread on Me" flag.
May 7, 2008
This article tells the story of why Americas capital city developed as it is today
May 6, 2008
This article is about model tanks and where the idea for tanks came from.
May 6, 2008
Brief biography of Mao-Tse-Tung from youth to the "Long March" to the "Great Leap Forward" to the "Cultural Revolution." Shows the dependance of Marxism on philosophical atheistic materialism and in turn the dependance of atheistic materialism on Darwin's theory of evolution as an origins myth.
May 6, 2008
World War I was the last war fought in the trenches. It was also the war of poison gas and inthinkable carnage shown in Grandpa's soldier's photo album. What did we learn?
May 5, 2008
No, I'm not talking about weight loss. The Battle of the Bulge, known to the Allied military forces as The Battle of Ardennes, was the bloodiest battle of World War II, and one of the most horrific encounters in the history of modern warfare.
May 4, 2008
The Romans understood that training and attitude were what they needed to survive the savage battles of their time. And the same holds true today whether you are a soldier, police officer, or just someone concerned about defending themselves and their family from brutal street violence and terrorist activity.
May 4, 2008
The battle of Iwo Jima took place between the United States and Japan in 1945, but it was no ordinary battle.
May 3, 2008
From about the year 1930 calligraphy writing and lettering had made such progress that it had become a subject in the training of Art Teachers and was taught by the immediate followers of the two who had given their lives to its cause.
May 3, 2008
Rivalries aside, most people agree the Marine Corp trains some of Uncle Sam's toughest warriors. Sadly, the Marines, like so many military organizations, have fallen prey to political correctness in modern times.
May 3, 2008
The Navy is a branch of the military that defends the United States by sea. In November of 1942 they were called upon to defend it from the Japanese.
May 3, 2008
In the 13th century, having been forced from their comfortable homes at Lake Leman, the Counts of Geneva fled from a hostile situation into the town of Annecy, France.
May 3, 2008
While obsolete weapons wind up in a museum, and outdated tactics are preserved in text, once a martial art has been deemed no longer useful on the battlefield it still survives as a sport or as a hobby thanks to groups of enthusiasts who keep up the style to preserve part of their culture.
May 3, 2008
In the closing months of World War II, a new and deadly form of warfare came into being. This involved the attacker committing suicide in order to cause the enemy to sustain a massive loss of life. This tactic of warfare has not subsided. It now is the basis of terrorism.
May 2, 2008
This is the story of the capture of the U-505 in the Battle Of The Atlantic. No ship in World War II was as feared as the German U-Boat. The tale of how the US Navy brought one of these U-Boats to the surface and then captured it by sending a boarding party is a thriller indeed.
May 2, 2008
I signed my first Army contract in 1985, and over that time, one of the things I was most used to was the BDU, or Battle Dress Uniform.
May 2, 2008
The Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia is a tourist landmark for all that come to the Washington DC area every year. A hotel nearby is even named "The Iwo Jima." After one of the bloodiest battles in American history, Iwo has been returned to the postwar Japanese Empire. This article sketches the Flag Raising of which the Iwo Jima Memorial symbolizes.
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