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Nov 19, 2023

General Patton’s Sign to Attend Army War College

Nov. 19, 1963 - Another George S. Patton is rising in the Army. Lieutenant Colonel Patton (left), son of the dashing “blood and guts”...

Jun 5, 2023

JFK Visits New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range

June 5, 1963 - The Army gave President Kennedy a spectacular demonstration of rocket age weapons today at New Mexico’s White Sands...

Nov 29, 2022

Army Tackles Staubach in Effigy

Nov. 29, 1962 - Army’s football squad left tonight for its traditional clash with Navy after an unusual ceremony. In the final practice...

Aug 25, 2022

Medal of Honor Winner to Retire Sept. 1

Aug. 25, 1962 - A soldier who won the Medal of Honor in World War II for rushing into the fire of three German machine guns and...

Jul 23, 2022

Hornung Will Train with Packers

July 23, 1962 - Private First Class Paul Hornung will be on his way to the Green Bay Packers’ training camp tomorrow. Hornung, the...

Jul 19, 2022

Nike Zeus Defense Missile Passes Test

July 19, 1962 - The Army’s Nike Zeus defense missile intercepted the nose cone of an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile today high...

Jul 12, 2022

JFK Remarks to Marines at D.C. Barracks

July 12, 1962 - President Kennedy address U.S. Marines at their barracks in Washington, D.C. #jfk #marines #semperfi #army #navy...

Jun 10, 2022

(VIDEO) JFK Speaks at West Point

June 6, 1962 - JFK addresses the graduating cadets at West Point and pardons 20 from room confinement. #jfk #military #veterans #vietnam...

Jun 6, 2022

June 6, 1962 - JFK at West Point (1/2)

June 6, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy's address today at West Point. #jfk #military #veterans #army #navy #airforce #marines

May 12, 2022

Gen. MacArthur Receives Thayer Award at West Point, Speaks to Cadets

May 12, 1962 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur received the Sylvanus Thayer Award “for outstanding service to the nation” in...

May 12, 2022

May 12, 1962 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur at West Point: "Duty, Honor, Country"

May 12, 1962 - General Douglas MacArthur received the Sylvanus Thayer Award “for outstanding service to the nation” in ceremonies today...

Apr 18, 2022

President Kennedy Grants Clemency to Two Soldiers

Apr. 18, 1962 - Two Army Reservists charged with breaches of military discipline were granted clemency today by President Kennedy. The...

Apr 5, 2022

Former Gen. Edwin A. Walker Punches Reporter Outside Senate Caucus Room

Apr. 5, 1962 — As Edwin A. Walker left the Senate caucus room today after testifying about Secretary of State Dean Rusk’s role in an...

Apr 5, 2022

Former Gen. Edwin A. Walker Challenges Secretary Rusk's Loyalty

Apr. 5, 1962 - Edwin A. Walker, who resigned from the Army to take up the cause of “Constitutional” conservatism, challenged today the...

Jan 26, 2022

General MacArthur Celebrates 82nd Birthday

Jan. 26, 1962 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur celebrated his 82nd birthday in New York today, saying that he had “reached an age...

Jan 26, 2022

Extended-Tour Army Men To Be Released by July

Jan. 26, 1962 - Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr Jr. (pictured far right) told Congress today that regular Army men whose duty tours...

Dec 11, 2021

U.S. Army Helicopters Arrive in South Vietnam

Dec. 11, 1961 - Two U.S. Army helicopter companies arrived in Saigon today. The helicopters, to be flown and serviced by U.S. troops, are...

Nov 3, 2021

NFL Star Paul Hornung Found Fit for Army Duty

Nov. 3, 1961 - Paul Hornung (pictured #5), the Green Bay Packer halfback and leading scorer in the NFL, was found physically fit today...

Nov 2, 2021

General Walker Resigns from Army

Nov. 2, 1961 - Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker made known today his decision to resign from the Army. The general was formally admonished and...

Oct 27, 2021

NFL: Packers Star Paul Hornung Directed by Army to Take Second Physical

Oct. 27, 1961 - Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers, originally scheduled for active Army duty next Monday, was directed today to take...