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Sep 10, 2023

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...

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...