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V for Victory. Seventy-five years ago, at the height of World War II, Americans knew the gesture well.
Bill Honoring Merrill’s Marauders Gains Support
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Bill Honoring Merrill’s Marauders Gains Support
Two surviving Merrill’s Marauders traveled to Capitol Hill Feb. 5 to meet with lawmakers in support of a bill that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the famed World War II unit.
“All of the Marauders and their descendants are very proud of what they accomplished and endured and feel that the award of the Congressional Gold Medal would be recognition by our country and its citizens what was accomplished by this small group of volunteers,” said former Staff Sgt. Robert Passanisi, a 94-year-old Marauder.
New Book Offers Glimpse Into Patton’s Rise
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New Book Offers Glimpse Into Patton’s Rise
Author Jon Mikolashek recently presented a glimpse into his most recent book—Blood, Guts, and Grease: George S. Patton in World War I—and one of the Army’s most notable historical leaders.
“He’s provided a real service to us through this book,” retired Lt. Gen. Guy Swan, vice president of Education for the Association of the U.S. Army, said of the author during the Institute of Land Warfare’s Lemnitzer Lecture on Nov. 13.
Milley: D-Day Lessons Still Apply 75 Years Later
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Milley: D-Day Lessons Still Apply 75 Years Later
The lessons of D-Day and World War II ring true 75 years later as the Army marks its 244th birthday and prepares for a deadlier, more complex future battlefield, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley said.
Speaking during an Army birthday celebration at the Pentagon—the service’s birthday is June 14—Milley talked about the deadly price paid by the Army during the Normandy campaign.
Nineteen U.S. Army divisions participated in the campaign, six of them on D-Day, Milley said. During that six- to seven-week campaign, 37,000 American soldiers were killed in action.
