Air Force Capt. John P. Calamos received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroic actions calling in air strikes in Vietnam.
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A Place of Their Own: Veterans of the Civil War
As Civil War veterans struggled to reenter society, some formed their own unique communities
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The Race to the Rhine: How the U.S. 79th Division Took Down the Nazis
In World War II, the U.S. Army’s 79th Infantry Division slugged its way through one Nazi stronghold after another
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After Decades-Long Mystery, War Criminal Tojo’s Remains Revealed
The location has been a highly classified mystery — until now
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‘Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?’ Book Review
Constantinos Lagos and Fotis Karyanos reappraise the legendary 490 BC Greek victory over Persia at Marathon
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Aerial Minesweeping: Ingenious Solution to a Hidden Undersea Menace
When Germany deployed magnetic mines early in the war, Britain countered with aircraft that could explode them by mimicking a ship’s magnetic signature.
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Book Review: Nine Days / The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life
The battle to free the civil rights leader from a notorious Georgia prison was central to the 1960 presidential election.
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Book Review: John Finerty Reports the Sioux War
Paul Hedren relates the war reportage of frontier gonzo journalist John Finerty.
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Surviving Objects From D-Day Speak Volumes on Sacrifice
At the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, these artifacts from the beaches of Normandy are called “Silent Witnesses.”
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She Was America’s First Woman POW in Vietnam. And She’s Still Missing.
In 1962, Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti became America’s first female prisoner of war in Vietnam. She’s still unaccounted for.