Juneteenth: The Army’s Role
General Granger’s reading of General Orders No.3 in Galveston, Texas on 19 June 1865 symbolized what was gained after five long years of war.
The Battle of Newtown, August 29, 1779: An Aggressive Attack Carried Out With Audacity
Written By: MAJ Glenn T. Williams, AUS-Ret. In 1778 the Continental Congress authorized funds and instructed General George Washington to send an expedition of the Continental Army into Iroquois country […]
Chut, J’ecoute: The U.S. Army’s Use of Radio Intelligence in World War I
Written By: Betsy Rohaly Smoot “This source of information, practically unthought-of before the war, has been developed to such an extent that, at the close of hostilities, it constituted one […]
From a Teenager in China to an Army Lawyer in America: The Remarkable Career of Judge Advocate General John L. Fugh
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, […]
What Really Happened on 16 March 1968? What Lessons Have Been Learned? A Look at the My Lai Incident Fifty Years Later
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 […]
Three Days in March: El Paso, the U.S. Army, and the Escobar Revolution of 1929
Written By: G. Alan Knight Once again, El Paso, Texas, found itself dragged into the chaotic world of Mexican political and military strife for three tension-filled days in March 1929. […]
Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood: Premier Cavalry Soldier of the American West
Written By: Lieutenant Colonel Paul Fardink, USA-Ret. History affords the unique perspective of offering clarity through retrospection. Even though Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood, using mutual respect and negotiation—not bullets and […]
Soldiers on the Moon?!? The Army’s Strange but True Plan for a Lunar Outpost
Written by: Fred L. Borch “ … a lunar outpost … is of critical importance to the U.S. Army of the future.” It was March 1959, and Lieutenant General Arthur […]
133d Engineer Combat Battalion and One Soldier’s Sketches of Its Operations
Written by: James Stejskal In mid-January 1945, with the darkness of night enveloping them, bridge specialists from all three companies of the 133d Engineer Combat Battalion quietly slipped down the […]
The Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: A Hundred Years Old and Still Going Strong
Written By Colonel Woolf Gross, USA-Ret. In 2016, the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) celebrated its centennial as the largest producer of commissioned officers for the U.S. Army. In […]
