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Pascal C. Poolaw Sr.: Most decorated Native American Soldier
Pascal C. Poolaw Sr. during the Korean War. Pascal Cleatus Poolaw Sr., a full blooded Kiowa, was born on January 22, 1922 in Apache, Oklahoma. In March 1940 he married his wife Irene. Together they...
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6th Field Artillery Regiment in action at Beaumont, 1918
Battery C, Sixth Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Division, in action on the front at Beaumont, France, on September 12, 1918.
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Soldiers giving food to Korean children, 1952
Photo Credit: Pepperdine University Libraries Two staff sergeants with the U.S. Army passing food through a barbed wire fence to Korean children begging at the perimeter of a military camp, 1952.
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Training carrier pigeons, 1918
Photo Credit: National Archives Carrier pigeons are being trained for service with the armies abroad. A pigeon section of the Signal Corps was established under the command of Major Griffith, and a...
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Platoon posing with captured currency and guns, 1968-1969
Photo Credit: Charlie Haughey Members of a platoon pose with currency and guns captured from a Viet Cong warlord. This is one of nearly 2,000 photographs shot by photographer Charlie Haughey, a member...
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Thanksgiving Day at Fort Sheridan, 1969
Photo Credit: Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County A family gathered around a Thanksgiving turkey and table decor on Thanksgiving Day at Consolidated Mess at Fort Sheridan. From left to right:...
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Soldiers line up for their Thanksgiving meal, 1966
Photo Credit: Lt. Bert Pence, FO Company B, 1/7 Cavalry/Mountain West Digital Library Soldiers lined up for their Thanksgiving meal in Vietnam, 1966.
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Flipping a coin for football kickoff, 1952
On September 13, 1952, Pvt. Cecile Brothers of Holcomb, Missouri, flipped the coin to determine the kickoff for the South Western Command and Japan Logistical Command football season. Pvt. Brothers...
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Rodeo on the bank of the Rhine River, 1945
Infantrymen of the 28th Division, U.S. First Army, stage a rodeo on the bank of the Rhine River at Karlick, Germany, while shells are bursting a few miles away on the opposite side of the river on...
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Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft at Fort Myers, 1908
The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer’s parade field. This series of test flights resulted in the Army purchasing its first aircraft. In the first flight, Sept. 9, 1908, Orville...
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‘Victory Boys’ send a message, 1943
The ‘Victory Boys’ from Camp Patrick Henry spell out “Victory in ’43” on their shaved heads.
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