Written By: Fred L. Borch While many soldiers can claim to have “remarkable” careers, few match the achievements in uniform of John Liu Fugh. Born in Beijing, China, in 1934, Fugh came to the United States as a teenager in 1949. After graduating from law school, he joined the Army in 1960. For the next …
Written By: Fred L. Borch On 16 March 1968—fifty years ago—First Lieutenant William L. “Rusty” Calley, Jr., and his platoon murdered at least 300 Vietnamese civilians (and perhaps as many as 500) at a small South Vietnamese sub-hamlet called My Lai. This article examines what really happened in the “My Lai Incident,” or the “My …
While each gallery within the Fighting for the Nation Galleries will be unique, telling the stories of the specific conflicts of the time periods they represent, a number of features will be recurring throughout each of these galleries to highlight changes and advancements as the Army marches through history. One of these features is the …
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Written By: Jimmy Price On June 5, 1971, Staff Sergeant Jon Cavaiani of the U.S. Army’s Special Forces was shot in the back, peppered with over thirty pieces of shrapnel, and partially set on fire – and that was only beginning of his troubles. Cavaiani, part of the Vietnam Training Advisory Group, had been stationed …
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Written By: Nicholas C. Welsh Throughout its long and storied history, the 505th Infantry Regiment has maintained a proud legacy within the U.S. Army and upheld the fighting spirit established by its first commander, James Gavin. Today, as it was then, the 505th Infantry represents an elite force of soldiers dedicated to fighting tyranny and …
Written By: Patrick Feng The 199th Infantry Brigade is most notable for its participation in combat operations during the Vietnam War. However, the brigade’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company traces its lineage to its initial activation on 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves and its assignment to the 100th Division at Huntington, West Virginia. Converted …
Written By: Megan Johnson The Army National Guard (ARNG) is the oldest component of the U.S. armed forces. As early as 1607, militia companies were formed shortly after the establishment of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World. The ARNG traces its birthday to 13 December 1636, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony …
Originally organized as a glider infantry unit in World War II, the 187th Infantry Regiment fought in the Korean War as part of an airborne regimental combat team. Later, in the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars, elements of the 187th fought as helicopter-borne units with the 101st Airborne Division. Throughout its history, the 187th has …
By Matthew J. Seelinger One unit that proudly upheld the legacy and traditions of the Signal Corps through three wars, along with many years of service during the Cold War and the post-Cold War era, was the 124th Signal Battalion. The 124th’s lineage dates back to 1 June 1940, with the activation of the 4th …
By Danny Johnson Forty-two years ago the Army organized and activated a new air transport unit called the 10th Air Transport Brigade (10th ATB) (Test). The U.S. Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board, better known as the Howze Board, named after then board president, LTG Hamilton H. Howze, played a major role in realizing the airmobility …
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