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With the recent news of the COVID-19 vaccine earning approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), military families and the public alike have responded with a range of emotions. As of August 23, the COVID vaccine will be mandatory soon for active duty and reserve military members of the United States. This has caused a strong […]

There is no Constitutional requirement for presidents to have served in the military, although a majority of the 45 have, in some capacity. Here are some of the strangest, most interesting, and downright intriguing facts about the Commanders-in-Chief and their relationships to the military: 1. James Buchanan is the only president to serve as enlisted […]

By Lizann Lightfoot Romantic real-life military love stories that are better than a movie. Forget Dear John. And Top Gun. And Pearl Harbor. . . they’re cute. Some of the most romantic military love stories come from real life. Reading books and love letters from war-torn couples might be the sappiest thing you can do […]

Navajo code talkers were once unable to even talk about the role they played in World War II. Now, let’s take a closer look at these veterans and their accomplishments and honor their part in WWII: 1. While the Navajo Code Talkers are most famous from World War II, the military used indigenous language as […]

By Team MOC The Vietnam War, for many reasons, was an exceptionally divisive conflict in American culture. In fact, even today, the echoes of the debate over drafting, what it means to be patriotic, and the role of America’s military around the world can be felt. When troops came home, for most, it was not to […]

When Americans think of “the Fighting Irish,” they may picture the football team of Notre Dame. However, there have been thousands of Irish and Irish American troops who fought for America in various wars. Approximately two-thirds of America’s Medal of Honor recipients have been Irish—more than twice as many recipients of any other ethnic group. […]

Over one hundred years ago, on April 6, 1917, the U.S. Congress voted to declare war on Germany and the nations allied with it. The most momentous event to confront the nation in the first decade-and-a-half of the new century, the First World War was fought mainly in Europe between August 1914 and November 1918. […]

Many know Dec. 7, 1941 as “a date which will live in infamy,” as President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it in his message to Congress after the Pearl Harbor attacks. On Aug. 23, 1994, Congress officially designated Dec. 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, when we remember the lives lost that […]