After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which was effective on January 1, 1863, black soldiers were officially allowed to participate in the war. After the issuance of the proclamation, black regiments were formed and men rushed to enlist. By...
Cathy Williams was an amazing woman that served her country honorably. After all of the racial injustices that she endured in support of the Union Soldiers and as a Buffalo Soldier, she still had pride in her country and the Army. Her service was...
Corporal Desmond T. Doss was a truly extraordinary man who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War Il To understand this man's valor and selfless service, we must first recognize the contributing events which shaped this man...
December 16th started off cold and dreary. The chance of more snow seemed inevitable when all hell broke loose as German artillery began to fall on Cpl Lopez and his company. Moving into their fighting positions Cpl Lopez and K Company waited for...
During the Civil War the regular army only numbered 16,000 men. The main purpose of regular army was to patrol the high plains and mountains. Although, the numbers were raised to over 22,000, the volunteer's best represented the wartime...
Early on the morning of D-Day, after their horrific jump into Normandy France, in its first combat action, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment captured and put out of action a German battery of four 105 mm cannon that were looking down...
Few Americans today, black or white, know about the incredible life of Cathy Williams. To date, Cathy Williams is the only documented African American woman who served in the U.S. Army prior to the official introduction of women. Cathy's duty as a...
I was the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of approximately ten Recruiting and Retention NCO's. This team was unproductive, lacked motivation, failed to operate as a team and had not met their Recruiting mission for years. The previous...
If anyone wanted to know how the Japanese Americans would feel and what they would do if Japan had bombed u.s. soil, Hawaii's Nisei could have told them (Crost 9). This is the story of how the noncommissioned officers (NCOs) of the lOO/442D...
In 1997, Secretary of State for Defense announced that he was going to extend employment opportunities for women in the Armed Forces in line with commitment to maximize the career opportunities for women. As a result, since 1998, women have been...
In early 1941, "Never!" was a typical reaction to the idea of women serving in the United States Army (Moskos, 1990). They could not visualize women wearing helmets, shooting guns, taking the hill. But our country needed additional support after...
It was once stated, "In times of danger and not before Women were added to the corps with the danger over and all well righted war is forgotten and the women slighted". When this statement was made, it most likely referring to the Army Nurses Corps...
Napoleon Bonaparte once said "There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind." In April 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom elections for mayor of the northern city of Mosul...
Noncommissioned Officers of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W AAC) and later the Women's Army Corps (WAC) made significant contributions throughout its thirty-six year history. They possessed patriotism and supported the men of the Army by...
On 17 September 1944 at 0450 in the morning more than 12000 allied paratroopers filled the shies of Holland from Eindhoven to Osterbeek in order to secure safe passage for the XXX Corps march into the Rhineland. This was an auspicious undertaking...
One might ask why combat trained paratroopers jumped into a forest fire instead of the fields of Germany. After all, this was 1945 and the United States was at war with Germany. The answer was simple. In 1945, the Army, along with the rest of the...
One of the most tragic days in American military history is 6 June 1944. On this day, commonly referred to as D-Day, the largest invasion force ever assembled approached the beaches of Normandy. A decisive moment in World War II, the force was...
Prior to beginning a study of the Waffen SS, and its impact at the Battle of Kursk, it is necessary to have an understanding of what the Waffen SS really was.
Of all the German organizations during WWII, the SS is by far the most infamous, and the...
Quartermaster NCOs of past and present have made many positive contributions to their units. Their individual contributions may not be known by many, but their contributions have directly resulted in many soldiers surviving and multiple units being...
Sergeant Audie Leon Murphy, the embodiment of the seven Army values, early life, military enlistment, and battlefield contributions exemplified the man, his values, and his duty to country. Born near Kingston, Texas, 20 June 1924, Sergeant Audie...