'Tis Not Our War': Why Most Americans Dodged the Civil War Draft and Deserted the Union Army It's not hard to understand why so many Americans join the military during a time of crisis.
The 5 Longest-Distance Sniper Kills in Military History The top five longest-distance confirmed sniper kills all came from shots fired at more than a mile away, with the top two...
Kursk Was the Site of a Massive World War II Tank Battle - Now It’s at the Heart of Ukraine’s Counterattack In 2024, with a major offensive being played out once again within the Kursk oblast in western Russia, commentators wonder...
How Elvis Presley Revitalized Efforts to Build a Pearl Harbor Memorial Support for a USS Arizona memorial received a huge boost on March 25, 1961, when Elvis Presley performed a benefit concert at...
V-J Day: The Formal Surrender of Japan V-J Day commemorates the Allied victory over Japan in World War II on Sept. 2, 1945.
You Can Thank the US Army for Americans Brushing Their Teeth Daily It was only after World War II that returning U.S. troops, who were forced to brush their teeth as part of the U.S. Army's...
War Criminal or Scapegoat: William Calley and the Enduring Memory of the My Lai Massacre Former Army Lt. William Calley Jr., who died in April, was the only U.S. service member convicted for participating in what...
How a Medal of Honor Recipient Inspired a ‘Fighting Team Which Could Not Be Stopped’ James P. Connor received the Medal of Honor after leading his troops through an impenetrable wall of mortars.
9 Things Every American Should Know About the Navajo Code Talkers Navajo Code Talkers, who once faced restrictions on speaking about their crucial role in World War II, are now celebrated as...
‘Purple Heart Day’ Honors America’s Wounded Service Members On August 7, take a moment to hear a wounded veteran's story and learn what the Purple Heart means.
Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training...
Army Veteran Sentenced to Death for Killing 5 Women at a Florida Bank Zephen Xaver appeared to gulp but otherwise showed no emotion as Circuit Judge Angela Cowden pronounced the sentence at the...
More than Half of Senior Army Officers Are Turning Down Command Consideration More than half of the Army's senior officers are turning down opportunities to command, choosing instead the stability of...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Pentagon Officials, Aviation Experts Say Many Alleged Drone Sightings Are Being Misidentified The sightings in New Jersey and elsewhere, which so far remained unconfirmed, have triggered widespread concern and demands...
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-08/1time%20harpers%20civil%20war%20draft%201200.jpg?itok=7RlQWid3 ""Don't you see the point?" From Harper's Weekly, August 29, 1863.")
