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Jan 19, 2026
Captain Charles T. Boyd knew his orders. General John J. Pershing had told him to avoid a fight. But on June 21, 1916, outside Carrizal, Mexico, Boyd faced 400 Mexican federal troops...
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While millions of Americans can name Western Front battles like Belleau Wood or the Meuse-Argonne, almost no one remembers the 332nd Infantry Regiment. They shouldn't be forgotten....
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The 45th was the only "green" division in the invasion with no combat experience. Its 180th Infantry Regiment struggled badly in the first 48 hours after landing. They suffered...
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By late March of 1953, the Korean War remained mostly static as peace negotiations went back and forth. U.N. and communist forces launched repeated bloody assaults to secure control...
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On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World War II. American P-38 Lightning fighters attacked what...
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The Navy suspected sabotage. German U-boats had sunk 120 American merchant ships in the first three months after Pearl Harbor, and fears of Axis agents operating along the waterfront...
Jan 19, 2026Captain Charles T. Boyd knew his orders. General John J. Pershing had told him to avoid a fight. But on June 21, 1916, outside Carrizal, Mexico, Boyd faced 400 Mexican federal troops...