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21 NOVEMBER 1970 - SON TAY RAID - #VietnamWar
Shortly after 0200, six long-range U.S. Air Force search and rescue helicopters landed 58 Army Special Forces soldiers at the Son Tay prisoner of war (POW) compound, 23 miles west of Hanoi.
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ULYSSES S. GRANT AUTHORIZED FOR PROMOTION TO HIGHEST RANK IN U.S. MILITARY
On 23 Dec 2022, Congress officially authorized the appointment of #GENUlyssesSGrant, who led the Union to victory during the Civil War, to the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. @USArmy
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NATIONAL BUFFALO SOLDIERS DAY
#Armyhistory #USArmy
Buffalo soldiers were African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War. They were originally members of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments formed at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
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MUSEUM MONDAY: AIRBORNE AND SPECIAL OPERATION MUSEUM, FORT BRAGG
On October 3, 1993, a Black Hawk helicopter, call sign Super-61, from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade in Mogadishu, Somalia during Opn GOTHIC SERPENT.
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4 JULY 1776 – INDEPENDENCE DAY
Happy 247th birthday America!
On 2 JUL 1776, General George Washington issued General Orders to the year-old Continental Army that read, in part:
"The fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army …”
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2 SEPTEMBER 1945 - VICTORY OVER JAPAN (V-J) 75th ANNIVERSARY - #WWII
Japan formally surrendered to the Allies in a ceremony aboard the battleship USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Harbor. Although they surrendered on 15 August, the instrument of surrender documents were signed 2 September.
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26 FEBRUARY 1991 - BATTLE OF 73 EASTING - #DesertStorm
In what some have called it the “Last great tank battle of the 20th century” the new U.S. M1A1 Abrams main battle tank received its baptism by fire at the Battle of 73 Easting.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC
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REMEMBERING OUR VIETNAM VETERANS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE!
More than 58,318 names of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice are engraved in the black granite of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, known also as "The Wall."
#Armyhistory #ThankVietnamVets #USArmy #POWMIA
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Although underappreciated in their time, the soldiers who served in Vietnam earned the recognition they deserve in 2017 with the creation of National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
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4 JULY 1776 – INDEPENDENCE DAY
On 2 JUL 1776, General George Washington issued General Orders to the year-old Continental Army that read, in part:
"The fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army …”
ALT Independence Day
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM - #VeteransDay
"Some people live a lifetime and wonder if they have made a difference in the world. A Veteran doesn't have that problem."
--President Ronald Reagan, U.S. Army Veteran.
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19 JUNE 1865 - JUNETEENTH
Also called Freedom Day, Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of the enslaved people in America two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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24 FEBRUARY 1991 - OPERATION DESERT STORM - LIBERATION OF KUWAIT - Persian Gulf War The ground campaign of Operation DESERT STORM began on 24 February when the @101stAASLTDIV of the XVIII Airborne Corps initiated an end run air assault around the Iraqi Army's open right flank
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MEMORIAL DAY HISTORY - "THESE HONORED DEAD"
Memorial Day was established as a national holiday to remember those people who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. It is currently observed every year on the last Monday of May.
#Armyhistory #MemorialDay
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#Armybirthday Did you know, of the 45 Presidents 31 served in the military, 24 of them served in the Army!
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2 JULY 1863 –BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG –THE DEFENSE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP
At a critical juncture on the Battle of Gettysburg’s second day, the men of the 20th Maine Regiment saved the Union army during their desperate defense of Little Round Top.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #CivilWar
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In 1929, US Army Air Corps Lt Gen John MacCready asked a New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create sunglasses to ban the sun rays and reduce the headaches and nausea experienced pilots. Ray Ban was born. By WWII the stylish sunglasses were worn by non-pilots too.
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19 October 1781 British Surrender at Yorktown - #AmericanRevolution #Armyhistory #USArmy
British Gen Cornwallis surrendered his land and sea forces of 8K men to Generals Washington and Rochambeau. Pleading illness, Cornwallis did not attend. Huzzah!
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3 JULY 1863 PICKETT'S CHARGE - GETTYSBURG #CivilWar
GEN Meade, after requesting the opinions of his corps commanders, decided to defend, rather than attack, on July 3rd. He also estimated that Lee, having attacked his right and left, would try for his center. He was right.
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21 NOVEMBER 1970 – RAID ON THE SON TAY POW CAMP #VietnamWar
Shortly after 0200 on the morning of 21 NOV 1970, a task force of 28 U.S. Air Force aircraft delivered 58 U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers to the Son Tay prisoner of war (POW) compound to rescue 65 American POW’s.
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16 DEC 1944 -BATTLE OF THE BULGE BEGINS
On this date about thirty German divisions attacked the thinly-held American line in the Ardennes, a heavily forested and hilly region in Belgium. U.S. forces occupying that "quiet" sector had been reduced to reinforce offensive operations.
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25 APRIL 1944 – FIRST BATTLEFIELD HELICOPTER EVACUATION
In a watershed moment in U.S. Army aviation history, the first battlefield helicopter evacuation was performed on 25 APR 1944, presaging the dominance that rotary aircraft would assert in Army aviation in later years.
ALT The Crew Poses Beside Their Sikorsky Yr-4B Helicopter Of The 1St Air Commando Group At Asansol, India. 27 June 1944. Lieutenant Carter Harman standing left. NAID: 204961330 Local ID: 342-FH-3A34799-72691AC (NARA)
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Army Artist-In-Residence SFC Curtis Loter just released his rendition of the official Army Uniform for the 2019 Army-Navy Game.
The 2019 Army-Navy uniform tells the story of the Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division and the birth of the Air Mobility during the Vietnam war.
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SOLDIER PROFILE HAROLD “HAL” G. MOORE - END OF THE VIETNAM WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
An LTC during the early phase of the Vietnam War, Hal Moore earned fame for his leadership during the Battle of Ia Drang, the U.S. Army’s first major combat engagement in Vietnam.
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WISDOM WEDNESDAY
"The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country."
-Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC
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16 DEC 1944 -"BATTLE OF THE BULGE"- #WWII75 #BattleoftheBulge #OTD 75 years ago Germans attacked the thinly-held American line in the Ardennes, firm resistance and the courage and fortitude of the American Soldier would ultimately bring an allied victory!
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3 JULY 1863 – BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG –THE THIRD DAY
After two days of inconclusive fighting, Union MG George G. Meade chose to keep his Army of the Potomac in its defensive fishhook line on 3 July, anticipating a Confederate assault at the center of his position on Cemetery Ridge.
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28 FEBRUARY 1991 – OPERATION DESERT STORM ENDS
Over the course of just 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated the battle-hardened and dangerous Iraqi military, and President George H.W. Bush declared a victorious ceasefire on 28 FEB.
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Retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., an Army #Ranger highly decorated for valor in Korea and Vietnam, will receive the #MedalofHonor for his actions in the #KoreanWar
#Armyhistory #MedalofHonor
See the release: go.usa.gov/xHuWQ
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM - #DESERTSTORM
“True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.”
--GEN Norman Schwarzkopf, June 1992
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC
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#WednesdayWisdom #ArmyNavyGame
“The Army and the Navy are the best of friends in the world 364-1/2 days a year, but on one Saturday afternoon, we’re the worst of enemies.” -Army Cadet Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1915. Ike played football for West Point before injuring his knee in 1912.
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27 DEC 1944 - RELIEF OF BASTOGNE & THE M4 SHERMAN TANK "COBRA KING" – #WWII #Armyhistory
During the “Battle of the Bulge,” U.S. Army forces consisting mainly of the 101st ABN DVN, 10th Armored DVN, and 9th Armored DVN, and several corps support units attached, defended Bastogne.
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28 JULY - NATIONAL BUFFALO SOLDIERS DAY
Buffalo soldiers were African American soldiers who mainly served on the Western frontier following the American Civil War. They were originally members of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments formed at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
@USArmy
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2 JULY 1863 – BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – THE DEFENSE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP
At a critical juncture on the Battle of Gettysburg’s second day, the men of the 20th Maine Regiment saved the Union army during their desperate defense of Little Round Top.
#USArmy #TRADOC #Gettysburg
ALT BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – THE DEFENSE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP
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WISDOM WEDNESDAY - #VETERANSDAY
"The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country."
--General George S. Patton Jr.
#USArmy #TRADOC
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20 DECEMBER 1944 – THE SIEGE OF BASTOGNE BEGINS (BATTLE OF THE BULGE)
One of the most famous engagements of the Battle of the Bulge began on 20 DEC 1944, as a U.S. Army force composed primarily of the 101st ABD began its heroic defense of the Belgian town of Bastogne.
ALT Bastogne
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM - THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE
“Nuts!”
– Maj. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe, Assistant DVN CDR, 101st ABN, 22 December 1944 responding to the German ultimatum to surrender the surrounded city of Bastogne.
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27 FEBRUARY 1991 – BATTLE OF NORFOLK (“FRIGHT NIGHT”) – OPERATION DESERT STORM
DESERT STORM’s second major armor engagement and one of the largest tank battles in American history closely followed the Battle of 73 Easting in the early morning hours of 27 FEB.
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19 APRIL 1775 – BATTLES OF LEXINGTON & CONCORD - 250th COMMEMORATION
This video highlights the key actions at the first battle of the American Revolution 250 years ago today.
Without the Army, there is no United States!
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U.S. Army Center of Military History#TRIVIATuesday
#DIDYOUKNOW there are @USArmy astronauts. COL Douglas Wheelock, West Point - The U.S. Military Academy graduate, logged 178 days in space after serving as the first active duty Soldier to command the International Space Station.
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9 APRIL 1865 - SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX - #CivilWar
Gen Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate States Army of Northern Virginia to United States Army forces commanded by LT Gen Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House, VA, signaling the end of the Civil War.
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ARMY ART - SIEGE OF BASTOGNE
During the siege of Bastogne, 20-27 DEC 1945, in the Battle of the Bulge, the heroic and encircled U.S. Army Soldiers who held off the German advance had to be supplied by air.
"Pamphlet For Bastogne"
by Army Artist Olin Dows, January 1945
ALT "Pamphlet For Bastogne" by Army Artist Olin Dows, January 1945
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3 JULY 1863 – BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – PICKETT’S CHARGE
After having been rebuffed on the Union’s left and right flanks the previous day, Confederate GEN Robert E. Lee fatefully gambled on the weakness of the Union center by ordering a frontal assault dubbed “Pickett’s Charge.”
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4 JULY 1776 - INDEPENDENCE DAY
#IndependenceDay
On 2 July 1776, Gen George Washington issued General Orders that read, in part:
"The fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army—We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die."
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RADIOMEN AND BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATIONS - END OF VIETNAM WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION #VietnamWar
One of the most enduring images of the Vietnam War is that of the radioman on patrol, his back-mounted radio providing vital communications in the Vietnamese jungle. @USArmy
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RETURN HOME OF AN AMERICAN HERO - CHAPLAIN KAPAUN
Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Joseph Kapaun, has been accounted for. This weekend, he will return to the United States and to his final resting place in his home state of Kansas. #Armyhistory
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HISTORIC THANKSGIVING AND THE ARMY
#Armyhistory #USArmy #Thanksgiving
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY!
President George Washington was the first president to proclaim a day of national thanksgiving.
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14 JUNE 1775 - ARMY BIRTHDAY and INFANTRY BRANCH BIRTHDAY
America's Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, but, it represented mainly a regional New England rebellion, and was not yet viewed as a War for American independence.
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WISDOM WEDNESDAY - ARMY HIRING DAYS
"The soldier is the army. No army is better than its soldiers. The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country." -Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
#JoinUs
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7 AUGUST 1990 - OPERATION DESERT SHIELD BEGINS
Operation DESERT SHIELD began on 7 AUG 1990 in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. When completed, U.S. and coalition forces liberated Kuwait in Operation DESERT STORM, winning an overwhelming victory in the Persian Gulf War.
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3 JANUARY 1777 - BATTLE OF PRINCETON - REVOLUTIONARY WAR
On the morning of 3 January 1777, just outside of Princeton, New Jersey, elements of the main Continental Army commanded by General George Washington fought a meeting engagement and defeated British regulars.
@USArmyCMH
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2 JULY 1863 - BATTLE OF LITTLE ROUND TOP The 20th Maine, commanded by COL Joshua Chamberlain, was ordered to hold Little Round Top. They held off six attacks, but low on ammo, they counterattacked with bayonets down the hill into the startled Confederates, braking their attack.
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8 JANUARY 1815 – BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
In the last major engagement of the War of 1812, MG Andrew Jackson defeated a numerically superior British force and defended New Orleans, one of the most critical commercial ports in the fledgling U.S.
#USArmy #TRADOC #WarOf1812
ALT BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
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13 DECEMBER 2003 –U.S. ARMY FORCES CAPTURE SADDAM HUSSEIN – 20TH ANNIVERSARY
After toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF), U.S. forces began a manhunt for the Iraqi despot which resulted in his capture in Operation RED DAWN on 13 DEC 2003.
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19 APRIL 1775 – BATTLES OF LEXINGTON & CONCORD - 250th COMMEMORATION
At Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, the embers of colonial discontent with British rule caught light on 19 April 1775, igniting the Revolutionary War.
#RevWar250
ALT “Stand Your Ground” (National Guard Bureau)
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Join U.S. Army Center of Military History for the 3d Infantry Division Museum reopening today Thursday 16 November Facebook live broadcast starting at 1000hrs.#rockthemarne 3rd Infantry Division #educateinspirepresereve
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19 MARCH 2003 – OPN IRAQI FREEDOM AIR CAMPAIGN BEGINS -20th ANNIVERSARY
“My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.”
– Pres. G.W. Bush
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4 JULY 1863 – VICKSBURG FALLS TO UNION FORCES
In late MAY 1863, MG Ulysses S. Grant’s Army of the Tennessee converged on Vicksburg, Mississippi, the last major Confederate stronghold barring total Union control of the Mississippi River and besieged the city. #Armyhistory #USArmy
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MEMORIAL DAY HISTORY – THESE HONORED DEAD
Memorial Day was established as a national holiday to remember those people who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. It is currently observed every year on the last Monday of MAY.
#USArmy #TRADOC #Armyhistory #MemorialDay
ALT Truman placing wreath on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier NAID: 338956246 Local ID: 73-2574 (NARA)
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#TriviaTuesday #USArmy
DID YOU KNOW...
The Korean War was the first American war that had fully integrated units. Executive Order 9981 issued on 26 July 1948, by Pres Truman abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the U.S. military.
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FIRST CMH SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE ANNOUNCED!
Congratulations to CPT Jonathan Bratten, Command Historian, Maine Army National Guard, for being selected as the first CMH Scholar in Residence! It's a two-year tour of duty, first on the West Point Faculty followed by a year with CMH.
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ARMY ART FRIDAY - REMEMBERING GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL
"The General in the Desert" (GEN Colin Powell, Desert Shield)
by Army Artist MSG Henrietta Snowden
#Armyhistory #USArmy #ArmyArt #TRADOC
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SOLDIER PROFILE – COLONEL CYRIL RICHARD "RICK" RESCORLA, HERO OF 9/11
On 11 SEP 2001, retired U.S. Army COL and decorated Vietnam War veteran Rick Rescorla sacrificed his life as he led thousands of civilians to safety in the wake of the World Trade Center attacks.
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TRIVIA TUESDAY - NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE ARMY
First Lieutenant Julia Nashanany Reeves was a Potawatomie Indian from Crandon, Wisconsin who joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1942. She worked in one of the first medical units in the Pacific.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY - THE "BUFFER"
Polisher, Floor, Electric, 1 Each.
They were a "right of passage" for Soldiers. How many remember the hours spent buffing waxed floors, whether for cleaning or for extra duty? Who remembers the buffer rides and rodeos? Share your stories.
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21 DECEMBER 1944 – BATTLE OF ST. VITH ENDS – BATTLE OF THE BULGE #WWII
One of the most critical of the Battle of the Bulge’s early engagements was fought at the Belgian town of St. Vith from 16 to 21 Dec.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #BattleOfTheBulge
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25 DECEMBER -CHRISTMAS IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
The Army was in winter quarters at Christmas time and suffered from shortages of supplies and provisions. However, Gen George Washington, and his subordinate leaders did their best to accommodate the soldiers’ holiday observances.
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3 OCTOBER 1993 – TASK FORCE RANGER & THE BATTLE OF MOGADISHU –30TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
On 3 OCT 1993, elements of the U.S. Army’s Task Force Ranger fought Somali militants in a protracted engagement immortalized in print and film as “Black Hawk Down.”
#Armyhistory #USArmy
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In recognition of #NationalRadioDay today, we at #Armyhistory present an #ArmyArt sample that highlights Soldiers and radios from #WWII
"Radio Control Room" in Paris, France atop the Eiffel Tower.
World War II
Harry Dix, December 1944
Gouache on paper, 14 3/4" x 10"
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2 MAY 2011 – OPERATION NEPTUNE SPEAR (DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN)
After a nearly decade-long search, Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 11 SEP 2001 attacks, was killed in the early hours of the morning on 2 MAY 2011 during Operation NEPTUNE SPEAR.
#USArmy #TRADOC
ALT 160th SOAR Black Hawk helicopter in 2011 (U.S. Army)
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#WednesdayWisdom
“There is no such thing as closure for soldiers who have survived a war. They have an obligation, a sacred duty, to remember those who fell in battle beside them all their days and to bear witness to the insanity that is war.”
― Lt. Gen. (RET) Harold G. Moore
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18 JULY 1863 - AFRICAN-AMERICAN REGT 54TH MASSACHUSETTS ATTACK FORT WAGNER #USArmy
Despite withering cannon and rifle fire, they sustained their charge reaching the top of the fort. Eventually forced to pull back, they proved that African-American soldiers could fight heroically.
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On 14 August 1913, Sergeant Vernon L. Burge officially received rating as the U.S. Army's first enlisted pilot.
As a private first class in the Signal Corps in 1907, Burge was assigned to the Aeronautical Division of the Signal Corps at Fort Myer, Virginia.
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM
“You should never forget that the airplanes don’t fly, the tanks don’t run, the ships don’t sail, the missiles don’t fire unless the sons and daughters of America make them do it.”
--GEN Norman Schwarzkopf, 1991
#Armyhistory #USArmy #DesertStorm
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#TBT #MOH
In 1996 the Army reviewed all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in #WWII "to determine whether any should be upgraded to the Medal of Honor." In June of 2000, 22 were awarded the MOH.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY - ELVIS ARON PRESLEY ENTERS U.S. ARMY
Elvis Presley is arguably one of the most famous draftees in U.S. Army history. He reported for induction and was sworn into the U.S. Army on 24 March 1958 at the Reception Station at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. #ArmyHistory
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM - SERGEANT ELVIS ARON PRESLEY, U.S. ARMY
“The Army teaches boys to think like men.” --SGT Elvis Presley when asked about military service.
Entertainer and recording star Elvis Presley is arguably one of the most famous draftees in U.S. Army history.
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TRIVIA TUESDAY - ARMY IN THE PACIFIC DURING WWII
In #WWII, the US Army dedicated about 25% of its strength to the pacific, 22 of 88 combat divisions and associated Army Air Forces making them the leading ground force.
#Armyhistory @USArmy @TRADOC #MilitaryHistory #WWIIPacific
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7 APRIL 2003 – BATTLE OF BAGHDAD THUNDER RUN – OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY
The 3rd ID famously staged armored raids into Baghdad, using speed and overwhelming firepower to shatter enemy control over the city in what were immortalized as the “Thunder Runs.”
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ARMY AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR 250TH COMMEMORATION WEBSITE
Visit our new website dedicated to the U.S. Army and Revolutionary War 250th commemoration. This is a one-stop location for information and resources about the history of the Army in the Revolutionary War.
ALT Lexington and Concord
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25 DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
During the Revolutionary War, Christmas Day was usually observed with religious services, large meals, and possibly some sort of parties or dancing.
ALT CHRISTMAS IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
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TRIVIA TUESDAY - WWII ARMY IN THE PACIFIC
In #WWII, the US Army dedicated about 25% of its strength to the pacific, 22 of 88 combat divisions and associated air forces making them the leading ground force. The Marines had only 6 divisions.
#Armyhistory #USArmy
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16 JUNE 1775 - Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army Adjutant General Corps!
Two days after it had resolved to raise the Continental Army, the Second Continental Congress set about the business of laying the foundation for "the American army."
#Armyhistory #USArmy
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ALLIED NATIONAL LEADERS #VEDAY75 -
The end of the war in Europe led to new political challenges. As the leaders of the Allied nations celebrated their victory, they also began designing a new world order.
Thanks to our greatest generation for making #Armyhistory in #WWII
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1 JULY 1863 – BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – THE FIRST DAY
On 1 JUL 1863, the defining battle of the Civil War began at Gettysburg, amid the rolling hills and shallow valleys of southern Pennsylvania.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #CivilWar #CivilWarHistory #ArmyCavalry
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2 JULY 1863 – BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – THE SECOND DAY
By the morning of 2 JUL 1863, the battle lines at Gettysburg had stabilized following the previous day’s fluid engagement.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #CivilWar #CivilWarHistory #MilitaryHistory #Gettysburg
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29 FEBRUARY 1864 - LINCOLN'S LEAP DAY NOMINATION OF GRANT
From the National Archives by Jessie Kratz.
160 years ago on leap day, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the Army.
#USArmy #TRADOC #FORSCOM #Armyhistory
ALT LTG Grant
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM - GETTYSBURG PRELUDE
"They will attack you in the morning and they will come booming – skirmishers three-deep. You will have to fight like the devil until supports arrive.”
----BG John Buford at #Gettysburg, 30 June 1863, as he foresaw the battle taking shape
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The conditions of U.S. POWs held by the North Vietnamese dramatically improved after the raid. The only helicopter lost was the one purposely crash-landed in the compound.
Most of the raiders were members of the 6th and 7th Special Forces, stationed at Fort Bragg, NC.
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SOLDIER PROFILE - GEN ULYSSES S. GRANT
General Ulysses S. Grant, the man who would save the Union and become the greatest general of his time, started his ascent to the pinnacle of American greatness from humble beginnings.
#Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #CivilWar
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18 JULY 1863 –SECOND BATTLE OF FORT WAGNER (54TH MASS)
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the second all-Black U.S. Army regiment to be formed during the Civil War, attacked Ft. Wagner on 18 JUL 1863; the events of the engagement were immortalized in the 1989 film Glory.
ALT Fort Wagner
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17 Jan 1991 START OF OPERATION DESERT STORM - AIR CAMPAIGN
Eight AH-64A Apache helicopters from the U.S. Army's 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st ABN DVN (Air Assault), accompanied by two Air Force MH-53 Pave Low helicopters opened fire at 0236 - Baghdad time. @101stAASLTDIV
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RIP to Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, 96, the Army's highest ranking African American officer when he retired in 1981. He served in the Army for 35 years. Last year, Fort Lee was named Fort Gregg-Adams, for him and WWII Veteran LTC Charity Adams. Thank you sir, for making #Armyhistory!
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THROW BACK THURSDAY - ARMY CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
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Christmas dinner on a jeep in #WWII!
Who remembers eating their Army meals like this?
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