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A jacket, a coin, a letter: Relics of Omaha Beach tell the D-Day story
Eighty years ago, Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel to land on Normandy beaches to defeat Hitler’s regime.
By Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation
Why does the U.S. Naval Academy have a goat as its mascot?
Since 1890, 37 goats named "Bill" have served as the mighty Midshipmens' mascot.
By Todd South
Confederate military relics unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup
Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found in the Congaree River.
China fetes American veterans of World War II known as ‘Flying Tigers’
The visit is the latest in a small but expanding series of exchanges ahead of a possible meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month.
US Army seeks cheap, user-friendly radios amid network changes
"If I have to give three days of training and I can get it down to one hour, that’s another unit I can move to quicker as we field the Army."
Rediscovered photos offer a window into the Army’s Arctic past
Two Army veterans turned Air Force civilians led a months-long effort to digitize more than 1,400 long-forgotten photos of Arctic training exercises.
By Davis Winkie
Meet the Marine who ‘rode the thunder’ and lived to tell the tale
After being forced to eject from his F-8 Crusader, Lt. Col. William Rankin soon found himself amid a thunderstorm — 40,000 feet above ground.
Gore meets Hallmark: ‘The Channel’ is a disastrous Marine heist movie
“The Channel” premieres on limited release July 14, 2023.
By Sarah Sicard
Get to know the heroic namesake of the newly christened Fort Johnson
The Army redesignated Fort Polk, Louisiana, as Fort Johnson on June 13.
By Jon Simkins