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On Point

2025 - VOLUME 30, Number 1

On the Cover

After three hours of guard duty at an outpost, Private First Class Vernon Haught, a glider infantryman with the 325th GIR, looks forward to finding a warm place to get some rest, 6 January 1945. Haught’s quote, “I’m the 82d Airborne and this is as far as the bastards are going!” during the Battle of the Bulge lives on in the lore of the 82d Airborne Division. (National Archives) 

Inside this issue

FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK

“Army History is American History” has long been a rallying cry for The Army Historical Foundation. The slogan reminds us that every generation of the U.S. Army has made an indelible mark on the nation. The American soldier has profoundly shaped the course of the country, and at times, the world.   

ARMY HISTORY

The Battle for Echternach: Patton’s Other Objective in the Battle of the Bulge

The capture of Echternach was quickly forgotten, though not to the men of the 5th Infantry Division who fought so hard in terrible conditions to liberate the town and secure the southern shoulder of the Bulge that Eisenhower had wanted.

2025 Symposium

Revolutionary War 250: The Early Years

The National Museum of the United States Army will present a full-day symposium focusing on the first two years of the Revolutionary War to highlight the 250th anniversary of the Army’s founding.

ARMY HISTORY

“I’m The 82d Airborne and This Is As Far As the Bastards Are Going!” – The 82d Airborne Division in the Battle of the Bulge

Their sacrifices not only shaped the outcome of one of World War II’s most pivotal battles but also cemented their legacy as one of the finest fighting units in history.

ARMY HISTORY

Cold War Weekend Warriors: The 5th Psychological Operations Group

What kind of medical unit was the 5th Psychological Operations Group (5th PSYOP Group) was the question the in-coming deputy group commander asked. He was a doctoral candidate but not in a medical field, so what duties were he expected to perform? He was soon to find out. 

SOLDIER

General Anthony C. McAuliffe

McAuliffe etched his name in U.S. Army lore when he issued a defiant one-word response to a German demand to surrender the American forces holding Bastogne.

UNIT

99th Infantry Division

The “Checkerboarders” fought fiercely in World War II, witnessing 151 days in combat, particularly during the Battle of the Bulge.

Post

Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Ever since America’s acquisition of Alaska in 1867, the U.S. Army has had a presence in that territory, much of it remote and largely inaccessible.

Tools of War

L-4 Grasshopper

Bought in the thousands to serve a niche yet key combat role of World War II, the L-4 Grasshopper flew everywhere the Army went rolling along.

Destination Spotlight

Maryland Museum of Military History, Baltimore, Maryland

Located within the historic Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Maryland, the Maryland Museum of Military History was founded in 1982 to preserve the history and heritage of Maryland’s National Guard.

Army Almanac

Army Almanac - Volume 30, Number 1

Take a journey through this issue’s Army Almanac, featuring thirty-plus important dates in U.S. Army history.

FROM THE ARMY ART COLLECTION

Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (Battle of the Bulge) Artwork

On 16 December 1944, the German Wehrmacht launched what would be its last major offensive in the West. After 2,000 guns and Nebelrwerfer rocket launchers bombarded the American lines, three German armies numbering 250,000 soldiers with 1,000 tanks and assault guns advanced against the thinly held front in the Ardennes, a hilly and heavily wooded region of southern Belgium and Luxembourg.

Stray Rounds

Army History News following the publication of On Point’s Fall 2024 edition.

Eyewitness

Artillery Support in the Bulge - Belgium, December 1944

book reviews

The Army Historical Foundation

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