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Admiral Chester Nimitz, oil painting, National Portrait Gallery

How Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz Grew into a Naval Legend

Chester Nimitz graduated seventh out of 114 midshipmen in his Naval Academy Class of 1905, and his World War II strategy is...

Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr., who was born in 1912 in Washington, D.C., is seen as a young cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and later as an Air Force lieutenant general. (Courtesy photo)

Cadet Who Was Shunned at West Point Led the Legendary Tuskegee Airmen

Air Force Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. is the founder and commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, a veteran of three wars and the son...

U.S. Marines jump over an obstacle during basic training at Camp Montford Point, N.C. (Courtesy photo/Released)

The Montford Point Marines

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (Photo: National Archives)

Gen. Sherman's Unlikely Path to Founding a Military School for Officers

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman developed many of the ideas on which contemporary warfare is based and incorporated them into...

Medal of Honor recipient Col. Gordon R. Roberts retires after 44 years of service.

This Medal of Honor Recipient's One-Man Assault Exemplified Unit's Motto

On July 11, 1969, Spc. 4 Gordon Roberts' platoon was pinned down by heavy fire from a hill while trying to maneuver along a...

President Gerald R. Ford presents the Medal of Honor to Rear Adm. James B. Stockdale.

This POW's Actions Convinced Captors in Vietnam to Scale Back Torture

POW James B. Stockdale's actions convinced captors to scale back torture.

Benedict Arnold. Copy of engraving by H.B. Hall after John Trumbull.

Benedict Arnold Was a Master Military Strategist Despite His Reputation

Benedict Arnold, the name that now means "traitor" to Americans, once stood for courage and military genius.

The crew of Apollo 11: Commander Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.

Air Force Col. Michael Collins

An Army brat, future astronaut Michael Collins graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1952 with an Air Force commission.

Portrait of Meriwether Lewis. (National Park Service)

This Soldier and Explorer Expanded the Nation's Horizons During His Brief, Brilliant Life

Many people recognize the significance of the names "Lewis and Clark," but fewer know that Army Capt. Meriwether Lewis'...

Capt. Louis Cukela wearing both of his Medals of Honor.

This 'American Marine' from Croatia Earned Two Medals of Honor

Sgt. Louis Cukela's bravery was such that he was awarded two Medals of Honor for his actions on July 18, 1918 -- one from the...

'The Sweet Singer of Israel' Became the Army's First Jewish Chaplain

Rabbi Jacob Frankel served as the Army's first Jewish chaplain.

Meet the Soldier Who Prevented More Killings During the My Lai Massacre

The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, stands as one of the darkest moments in U.S. military history. Yet in the midst of the...

Left: U.S. Army Air Corps badge, 1937-1941. Right: U.S. Army Air Corps badge, 1941-1947.

How Air Force Heraldry Has Evolved over the Years

U.S. military aviation was born under the U.S. Army Signal Corps, which explains why the first fliers' insignia featured...

Thomas Jefferson commissioned this portrait of Marquis de Lafayette.

French Nobleman Adopted Patriots' Cause, Became 'Hero of Two Worlds'

The Marquis de Lafayette's bearing was so authoritative that Congress commissioned him a major general when he was 19 years...

U.S. Army nurses are liberated from the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in 1945.

'Mama Josie' Took Care of Military Nurses in the Philippines During WWII

Lt. Josephine "Mama Josie" Nesbit made sure all of her military nurses were taken care of after the Japanese attacked the...

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