#MedalofHonor

U.S. Army

USArmy

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Tech Sgt. Charles H. Coolidge. As the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the European Theater of #WWII, the

The Irish Military Heritage Foundation

IrishMHF

Today April 12th is the 159th anniversary of the start of the #AmericanCivilWar in 1861.The war started when the Confederate army bombarded the Union held Fort Sumter which was on

Ned Forney

NedForney

#OTD in 1918, Marine legend John H. Yancey was born in Arkansas. During WWII he received a #NavyCross for his actions on Guadalcanal. When the #KoreanWar broke out, he was

USAS - Travel and History

USAS_WW1

Japanese Americans formed the US Army's Nisei 442d Regimental Combat Team (RCT). It fought extraordinarily hard in #Italy, Southern #France, etc. It is one of the most decorated units ever

Civil War On This Day

CivilWarOTD

Sergeant Major Milton Murray Holland was born #OTD in 1844, in Carthage, TX. The son of a white slave owner and an enslaved woman named Martha, Holland was sent north