Airman First Class William H. Pitsenbarger’s fellow veterans and home town persevered for three decades to bring about his long-overdue recognition with a posthumous Medal of Honor.
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Long Binh Jail Riot During the Vietnam War
The notorious U.S. Army Vietnam Installation Stockade was known to GIs as the Long Binh Jail–or simply Camp LBJ.
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Battle of Hurtgen Forest: Fight for Schmidt and Kommerscheidt
U.S. infantry and supporting armor were mauled in the vortex of the Hurtgen Forest.
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Joseph Stilwell’s Escape from Burma During World War II
Joseph Stilwell’s narrow escape from Burma reveals much about the man best remembered as ‘Vinegar Joe.’
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World War II: Buna Mission
Lieutenant Robert H. Odell’s introduction to combat was in the brutal battles on New Guinea to take Buna.
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World War II: Desperate Hours at Kesternich
Control of a village near the Hürtgen Forest meant control of the Roer River dams. Without the dams, the American push to the Rhine might be thwarted.
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Burma Campaign: Seizing Imphal and Kohima In World War II
As the Japanese made their final push across Burma, the fate of India rested on the outcome of the brutal sieges of Imphal and Kohima.
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Naval Weaponry: Italy’s MAS Torpedo Boats
Mosquitoes with a deadly sting, Italy’s tiny MAS torpedo boats cut enemy battleships down to size.
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Battle of Hürtgen Forest: Temporary Cease-Fires Allowed Assistance for the Wounded Soldiers
Three cease-fires temporarily halted the bloodshed in the Hürtgen Forest and saved the lives of many wounded.
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Robert Todd Lincoln: The Perpetual Non-Candidate
Living in the shadow of his revered father, Robert Todd Lincoln served the Republican Party and his country with distinction, but, although perennially courted by his party, steadfastly refused a presidential or vice presidential nomination.