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Got a history question? Ask World War II. Q: Why were aircraft markings for the U.S. Army Air Forces (and later the U.S. Air Force) only applied on the top side … Read More

Chesapeake, Va., is located just across the border from North Carolina. The town is steeped in the Confederate history so predominant in the South, but the area’s waterways made it … Read More

Shortly before 10 p.m. on July 19, 1972, two waves of MiG-17 fighters attacked the guided missile frigate USS Biddle. Two MiGs came in the first wave. The ship’s Terrier … Read More

After two decades of planning, fundraising, and construction, the National Museum of the United States Army opened on November 11, 2020, at Fort Belvoir in northern Virginia. The museum, a … Read More

Shaky but sturdy, retired Sgt. 1st Class Marvin Cornett stood tall in a uniform he hadn’t worn in more than half a century to receive an overlooked award he’d been … Read More

Before antibiotics, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death, a national fixation, and the scourge of artists  Henry Baldwin spent the month of May 1849 keeping vigil at his young … Read More

Sometimes referred to as the “Forgotten War,” the War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent by delegates of the United States and Britain in … Read More

The punishments meted out in the Lichfield courts-martial of 1946 underscored the long-held belief that military justice is far from fair. In June 2003, four months after the United States … Read More