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Sitting along the slope of Hill 902, 1951
Photo Credit: National Archives Pfc. Julias Van Den Stock of Company A, 32nd Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division with M1 or M2 Carbine, rests on a Chinese Communist bunker with a Soviet DP...
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D-Day in Pictures: Part V
D-Day in Pictures: Part I D-Day in Pictures: Part II D-Day in Pictures: Part III D-Day in Pictures: Part IV “After enduring all the ordeals and training in England, we felt like we were completely...
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Captain Finley refusing to leave until he is finished, 1951
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Captain J. W. Finley of Hazelhurst, Ga., Co. F, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, although suffering from severe neck and face wounds as a result of an exploding...
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Checking for booby traps near Haman, 1950
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Engineers probe for a booby trap under mine near Haman, Korea on September 13, 1950.
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Jubilant soldiers at Piccadilly Circus, 1945
Photo Credit: National Archives Jubilant American soldier hugs a motherly English woman and victory smiles light the faces of happy service men and civilians at Piccadilly Circus in London on May 7,...
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Resting on the way to an aid station, 1951
Photo Credit: Signal Corps 1st Lt. Dowell Hudson, Co. C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, stops to rest on his way to the aid station. With pain in his face after a six-hour walk on a wounded...
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Setting off a purple smoke bomb, 1967
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Companies B and C, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div, assemble on top of Hill 742, located five miles northeast of Dak To, prior to moving out. A purple smoke bomb is...
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Celebrating the Armistice, 1918
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Men of 64th Regiment, 7th Infantry Division celebrate the news of the Armistice on November 11, 1918.
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Young drafted soldiers at Fort Jackson, 1967
Photo Credit: Library of Congress Young soldiers, who have just been drafted, stand in rows in front of a man on a platform at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on May 15, 1967. The sign behind him reads...
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Thanksgiving chow line during the Korean War
Photo Credit: Department of Defense Chow line for Thanksgiving dinner of 1st Signal Battalion at Hamhung, Korea during the Korean War.
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Santa Lands by Parachute, 1963
Photograph: Douglas K. Lange/National Archives Santa Claus (Sgt Robert Youmans, Advanced Airborne School) lands at Fort Campbell on December 16, 1963.
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Eating Christmas Dinner in South Vietnam, 1967
Photo Credit: Stars and Stripes Spec. 4 Ron Brault of Kansas City, Mo., eats dinner while sitting next to a Christmas tree sent to him by his parents in Bu Dop, South Vietnam in December 1967. Photo...
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The Eggnog Riot of 1826
Eggnog is one of those things you either love or hate. Whatever opinions West Point Military Academy officials had about eggnog before Christmas 1826 is unknown. After Christmas 1826, officials at one...
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Letters From the Front: William Bean: Part 1
The following letter was sent from Corpora William James Bean from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York to his mother – Harriett Bean in Syracuse, New York. He was inducted into the United States Army...
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Decorating a Tree at Fort Jackson, 1963
Photo Credit: Jessie J. Phillips/National Archives Privates David D. Acker (Left) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Algeon T. Rucker of Loretto, Kentucky, provide the final touches for the tree outside Fort...
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Christmas at Buna, Papua, 1942
Photo Credit: Australian War Memorial American soldiers at an advanced dressing station in Buna, Papua with a handmade Christmas tree decorated with surgical cotton wool and cigarette cartons in...
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Stocking for Santa, 1967
Photo Credit: Stars and Stripes Pfc. Orville Painter of Modesto, Calif., with C Co., 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Div., leans out of his bunker to hang his Christmas stocking in...
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Happy New Year from Korea, 1951
Photo Credit: Cpl. Mervyn Lew/Department of Defense Missouri infantrymen with the 19th Inf. Regt. along the Kumsong front wish Happy New Year to the stateside folks. December 14, 1951.
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Transporting wounded with Weasels, 1945
Photo Credit: National Museum of Health and Medicine M29 Weasels, with their wide tracks, made it easier for medics transporting wounded men back from front lines over snow-covered and rough terrain....
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Load of blood plasma and blankets, 1944
Photo Credit: National Museum of Health and Medicine Soldiers load blood plasma and blankets on their backs for transport in the Cassino area of Italy on January 15, 1944.
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