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From the Army Art Collection: Vietnam War Artwork Of Combat Artist Team
The Army organized a total of nine CATs. Each team typically had five soldier-artists, plus a supervisor. Each CAT would spend sixty days in Vietnam gathering information and making preliminary sketches ranging from day-to-day activities and routine duties to combat operations.
Camp Merritt, New Jersey
The camp was named for the famous Civil War cavalry officer Wesley Merritt (1836-1910). Following the Civil War, Merritt served in the Indian Wars and was the Superintendent at West Point from 1882 through 1887.
The Flu Strikes Fort Belvoir: Camp A. A. Humphreys and the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Each year, as the fall and winter months approach, many Americans become concerned with getting their annual flu shots to ward off the latest strains of influenza, a potentially deadly disease. In the summer and autumn of 1918, the Spanish influenza pandemic struck Europe and the Americas, killing millions of people during the closing stages of World War I. This article will examine how the flu struck Camp A.A. Humphreys (now Fort Belvoir), Virginia, in 1918 and how military authorities coped with its effects.
Fort Defiance, Arizona
Before the Army could mount another offensive, its efforts to bring the Navajos under control were interrupted in 1861 by the beginning of the Civil War. When a Confederate brigade of Texans threatened to invade the New Mexico Territory, Colonel Edward R.S. Canby, 19th Infantry, the military department commander, decided to abandon some outlying posts and consolidate his forces to defend the territory
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry
During the Revolutionary War, the militia of the several states provided trained soldiers and officers to the Continental Army, maintained state organizations that could augment the national army on the day of battle, and form a home guard to secure non-combat zones, guard prisoners, and garrison depots, forts, and other military installations. Militia units also stood ready to defend their states against sudden enemy attack.
Remember D-Day
The Army Historical Foundation invites you to join a panel of historians and museum professionals as they discuss why it’s important to remember D-Day.
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MEMORIAL GARDEN
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