Judge Halts Dismantling of Confederate Memorial at Arlington Just as Removal Work Begins Judge Rossie Alston issued the temporary restraining order blocking "any acts to deconstruct, tear down, remove, or alter the...
Why American Currency Can Only Feature Images of Dead People Spencer Clark is probably the most obscure American ever to appear on U.S. banknotes, and there are a surprising number of...
How an All-Black Regiment Pulled Off an Amazing Rescue After the Battle Depicted in 'Glory' As great as the 1989 film "Glory" was, the movie stops short of what might be the 54th's finest hour.
How Red Cross Founder Clara Barton Helped Expose the Truth of a Notorious Confederate Prison Two decades before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton was a humanitarian without a cause.
An Escaped Slave Becomes a Legendary US Marshal in 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' A new show from executive producers Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) and David Oyelowo (“Selma”) will bring Reeves' story to...
Cradle to Grave: The Only American Both Born and Buried at Arlington National Cemetery Two days after his death, James Parks was laid to rest on Aug. 23, 1929, in what is now Section 15, Grave 2 at Arlington...
Arlington National Cemetery Wants to Know What You Think About Removing Its Confederate Memorial The cemetery is inviting the public to provide feedback on "alternatives that will avoid, minimize or mitigate adverse...
The Civil War Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Fight in World War I John W. Boucher was a Canadian veteran of the U.S. Civil War who finagled his way onto the battlefields of World War I.
'His Best Day During the Civil War': How Abner Doubleday Helped the Union Win at Gettysburg Doubleday's name resonates today widely as the supposed inventor of baseball. While that contention has been largely debunked...
Rebels at Vicksburg Vowed Revenge Against the Yankee Who Killed Their Camel In the late 1850s, the U.S. Army experimented with using camels as pack animals in the American Southwest.
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
'In No Way Incompatible': Service Academy Alums Sign Letter Supporting Transgender Cadets, Midshipmen Alumni representing every academy and a broad spectrum of generations have signed onto an open letter aimed at providing...
Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling The officers had extensive service under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills yet were not given an extra 12 months of...
Why You Should Buy a Tank You can buy surplus military vehicles, and yes, that includes tanks. Here's how to get the hottest set of wheels (sorry...
No Deal: White House Says DC's F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-09/1time%20lawmen%20bass%20reeves%201200.jpg?itok=KYUI4NoX "David Oyelewo as Bass Reeves in "Lawmen: Bass Reeves."(Emerson Miller/Paramount+)")
