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1 of 12:On November 7, 1918, in the early afternoon, a rapid succession of fevered emotion exploded across the country: euphoria was followed by confusion, confusion followed by anger, anger

1 of 30:37 years ago today, the US invaded a teeny-tiny Caribbean island, rescued a bunch of medical students, and rounded-up a group of gang members, along with their Cuban

1 of 10:Earlier today we explained that the XVIII Airborne Corps was alerted for a possible invasion of Cuba in the frenzied first four days of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

1 of 22:This is the story of the genius of the American Soldier. It’s is a true story. It’s a good story. Most importantly, it’s a story that reveals why

1 of 40:October 17, 2005 – FOB MacKenzie: 1915 local time, 12:15 pm ESTThe 3 Bradley convoy is set to leave the wire. 2 of 40:Leon Matthias, leading the patrol,

The Story Continues1 of 7: It was a Sunday. There also happened to be no mission today. 15 years ago today, 1st Platoon, A Company, 1-15 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 3rd

1 of 11:15 years ago today from FOB McKenzie, near Samarra, he was looking ahead. The end of a 12-month deployment to Iraq – his second of OIF – was

1 of 11: Operation Market Garden lesson 20 of 20: Character matters, particularly at the senior level. Let’s take a look the two main actors in Market Garden -- Eisenhower

1 of 9: Today, on the 27th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, we caught up with Matt Eversmann, the @75thRangerOMST Staff Sergeant who lead the daytime raid. Eversmann, of

1 of 24:Hongerwinter: The Dutch Famine of 1944-1945One horrific results of Operation Market Garden was the winter that followed and the pain it inflicted on the Dutch people we failed

1 of 30: The Polish Airborne in WWII 2 of 30:We’ve studied the incredible valor of our Polish Airborne brothers in Market Garden. Let’s take a closer look at the

1 of 18:The #WWII #Canadian Loan ProgramAn Operation Market Garden thread in 22 Tweets. #OMG 2 of 18:Many people know about the #American and #British forces committed to Operation Market