President Kennedy Halts Draft for Married Men
Sept. 10, 1963 - President Kennedy signed an executive order today, effective immediately, that had the effect of halting the draft of...
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Aug 5, 2023
General Eisenhower Returns to Normandy
Aug. 5, 1963 - Former President Eisenhower returned to Normandy today, 19 years and 2 months after D-Day, and he said this time he would...
Jul 30, 2023
Three G.I.’s Killed in Korea
July 30, 1963 - A corporal who knew there was “a bullet marked for me,” a private who urged his family to “pray for peace,” and a...
May 4, 2023
May 4, 1963 - JFK Remarks to VMI Cadets
May 4, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to cadets from the Virginia Military Institute in the White House Rose Garden....
May 2, 2023
May 2, 1963 - JFK Remarks to Medal of Honor Recipients
May 2, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to a group of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients in the White House Rose...
Apr 10, 2023
🚨Submarine Thresher is Lost, 129 Feared Dead
🚨Apr. 10, 1963 - The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine Thresher, with 129 men aboard, was lost today in storm-tossed waters a mile...
Dec 19, 2022
Bob Hope to Entertain Troops Once Again
Dec. 19, 1962 - Bob Hope (pictured in Korea in 1950) and a troupe of Hollywood entertainers left this morning on Mr. Hope’s 11th...
Oct 19, 2022
Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Meets with Joint Chiefs on Soviet Missiles in Cuba
Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is audio of a secretly recorded meeting President Kennedy held today with the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding Soviet...
Sep 20, 2022
Sept. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Air Force Convention
Sept. 20, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today to the 16th National Convention and Aerospace Panorama of the Air Force...
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...
Aug 23, 2022
Aug. 23, 1962 JFK to WWII Vets
Aug. 23, 1962 - President Kennedy delivers remarks via telephone from the Oval Office to the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) ...
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
(VIDEO) President Kennedy at West Point
June 6, 1962 - Here is a video clip of President Kennedy’s address at the Military Academy in West Point, New York. #JFK #1960s #history...
Jun 6, 2022
June 6, 1962 - JFK at West Point (2/2)
June 6, 1962 - Here is another clip from President Kennedy's address today at West Point in which he references the events of D-Day -- 18...
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
Jun 6, 2022
President Orders Release of 20 West Point Cadets from Room Confinement
June 6, 1962 - President Kennedy today ordered the release of 20 cadets from room confinement to the cheers of the entire Military...
Jun 6, 2022
President Kennedy Speaks at West Point
June 6, 1962 - President Kennedy told the graduates at the Military Academy in West Point today that the problems confronting the nation...
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...
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