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A US military officer reports on the increasing incidence of insubordination, desertion and rebellion in the US army over the course of the Vietnam War. While we obviously don't agree with the officer's political perspective, the article contains lots of useful information on the GI resistance movement during the Vietnam War.

Those who gave their lives during America's wars are honored on Memorial Day, but this year one veterans' group hopes people will specifically remember 65,502 of them, the number who died serving the United States since the beginning of the Vietnam War.

Before approving McClellan’s plans for the Peninsula Campaign, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln insisted his general leave behind troops under Union general Irvin McDowell for the protection of Washington, D.C., as well as a possible strike against Richmond from the north. Stonewall Jackson’s soldiers in the Valley were charged with preventing McDowell from reinforcing McClellan, and toward that end, Jackson did his best to keep his army situated between McDowell and McClellan. In the meantim...

USA TODAY The NFLs 2021 free agent class wasnt necessarily a star-studded group, yet more than three weeks after the market officially opened its doors, there are still some very familiar names who remain unsigned. At this point, as the leagues annual draft draws ever nearer and some teams operate with only enough salary cap space to sign their rookie classes, its probably unlikely that many of the available veterans will leap at a deal in the next few weeks. "(A)pparently we got to wait ’ti...

Showdown in the Ozarks: A Defeat From Which the Confederacy Never Recovered At snowy, muddy Pea Ridge, Arkansas, just across the border from Missouri, Union and Confederate forces met to decide the fate of the “Show Me” State. Heres What You Need to Know: The disastrous impact of Pea Ridge on Confederate fortunes was immense. For three weeks in February 1862, Union Brig. Gen. Samuel Curtis led his Army of the Southwest on a 200-mile advance southward across the Ozark plateau in Missouri an...

The U.S. Senate opens hearings this week on retired general Lloyd Austin’s nomination as next defense secretary. To some, Austin should lead because he’s Black and battle-hardened. To others, he’s

The Army Rangers were some of the most highly trained soldiers around. Heres What You Need to Know: The Rangers distinguished themselves in many battles, including on D-Day. On a June morning in 1942, a battalion of American soldiers stepped down from a train at Fort William in the northern highlands of Scotland. Bagpipes of the Cameron Highlanders’ band sounded the call to battle, and the Americans were greeted by Lt. Col. Charles Vaughan, a burly, ruddy-cheeked British Army officer. Radiat...

On a June morning in 1942, a battalion of American soldiers stepped down from a train at Fort William in the northern highlands of Scotland. Bagpipes of the Cameron Highlanders’ band sounded the call to battle, and the Americans were greeted by Lt. Col. Charles Vaughan, a burly, ruddy-cheeked British Army officer. Radiating enthusiasm and goodwill, he welcomed the Americans to Scotland and told them he would lead the way to Achnacarry Castle, site of the British Commando training depot. The G...

If West Point Tolerates Cheating, It Violates Its Own Honor Code January 7, 2021 On March 7, 1945, Lt. Karl Timmermann joined a small group of scouts on a rise overlooking the Rhine River and saw that the bridge at Remagen was yet standing. Heroically, he immediately radioed back to his higher headquarters what he had seen. He had to know what the subsequent orders would be—lead his men into the jaws of death, seize the bridge, and open a path into the heart of Germany. Later that day, he wou...

The U.S. Rangers had defeated both the enemy and the inhospitable desert and had earned from the Italians the nickname “Black Death.”