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The Long March

The US Tradition Of Civilian Control Of The Military Started Here

Tom Ricks
Entertainment

These ‘Independence Day’ Military Fails Prove The Aliens Should’ve Won
Mandatory Fun

Budweiser Unleashes Patriotic Summer Brew Cooked Up By… George Washington

Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth, oil on canvas

One Reason That George Washington’s Military Orders Were Effective

Tom Ricks

Then-candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event aboard the battleship USS Iowa in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2015.

Political Neutrality In Uniform Is Hard And Getting Harder, But It’s Still Your Duty

Wesley Moerbe

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Will Trump’s Military Fetish End Up Hurting American Democracy — Or Saving It?

Jason Dempsey

A Purple Heart medal and combat field medic badge is pinned on the chest of U.S. Army Spc. Tamara Becker during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2011.

Should It Be Illegal To Buy And Sell Purple Hearts? One Congressman Thinks So

A California congressman want to make it illegal to sell Purple Hearts, but there is a huge market for buyers.

Sarah Sicard

Washington at the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778, by John Ward Dunsmore.

Washington Bid His Officers Farewell At An NYC Bar That Still Stands Today

Dec. 4, 1783 — General George Washington called his officers to Fraunces Tavern for farewell remarks.

Sarah Sicard

A Marine amputee stands on crutches welcoming home Marines of 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, upon their return from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand province.

Documentary Explores America’s Treatment Of Physically Disabled Veterans

This new film called "Debt of Honor" explores how a democracy pays the debt it owes the people it sent to war, and who is responsible for it.

J.p. Lawrence

A painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze.

7 Humbling Excerpts From George Washington’s Farewell Address As America’s First President

George Washington’s farewell address is one of cautious encouragement, written by a man who served his country honorably for 45 years.

James Clark

Former President George H. W. Bush looks down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush at the ship’s catapult testing ceremony on Jan. 25, 2008. President Bush, a World War II naval aviator, was the ceremony’s honorary guest.

The 8 Presidents With The Most Badass Military Records

American history was largely written by presidents who made their name in uniform. Here are eight of the most badass ones.

Brian Adam Jones