Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven, ...

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One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

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A park that was the site of fierce fighting during the Battle of Hanover has a new name, in honor of the Union soldiers that ...

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It was dangerously cold outside on Monday, which necessitated that Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony be held inside the Capitol Rotunda. Four years ago on Jan. 6, 2021, Trumps ...

On or just before Tuesday, a Russian soldier from the 20th CAA recorded a video of walking wounded assembling for an assault in the forests apparently outside Pokrovsk. “Man is using crutches ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

When the Confederate flag was moved from above the dome to next to the Confederate Soldier’s Memorial as part of a compromise, the annual event continued. Democratic National Committee Chair ...