From June 13–15, the Association of the U.S. Army and its Greater Philadelphia-Penn & Franklin chapter will host a historic celebration of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.
In celebration of the Army’s 250th birthday, the Association of the U.S. Army is releasing a special edition graphic novel titled The Birth of the U.S. Army.
The standalone graphic novel marks the milestone anniversary of the Army, which was established on June 14, 1775—more than a year before the Declaration of Independence. Under civil authority, militia from separate colonies unified under a new commander to form a national force to fight for independence.
The U.S. Army came into being by act of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia on June 14, 1775.
Looking beyond the commonly accepted interpretation of the American War of Independence provides more insight for military professionals seeking to
The Association of the U.S. Army is releasing two new podcasts in May as part of its relaunched “Army Matters” series.
First up is a podcast featuring retired Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, a 36-year Army veteran who recently was the vice chair of a commission tasked with renaming military installations and other assets honoring Confederate leaders.
After Congress created the Naming Commission to rename Army posts that honored Confederate officers, commissioners this past May recomm
The third and final report from a Defense Department commission focused on removing Confederate names from U.S. military assets tackles Army vessels, battle streamers, a 108-year-old monument at Arlington National Cemetery and the shoulder patch of the renowned 29th Infantry Division.
An ambitious D-Day project has been announced in France to create what is being called a “living tableaux” to retell the history of the Allied landings of World War II and the Battle of Normandy.
Nearly eight decades after their heroic actions during World War II, the Army’s famed Merrill’s Marauders were honored May 25 during a virtual Congressional Gold Medal ceremony.
The Marauders “answered the call for the most dangerous missions” and “faced the most brutal conditions in the jungles of Burma,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said during the ceremony.
More than a century after his death, Charles Young, the first African American colonel in the U.S. Army, was posthumously promoted to brigadier general.
The long overdue recognition took place April 29 at an event hosted by Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, where Young began his Army career and became the third African American to graduate from the academy in 1889.
