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By James Clark Jul 4, 2021

Culture

Behold the majesty that is this portrait of ‘SEAL Team 1776’

Hail to the chief.

By Mary Ann Gwinn, Newsday Jan 16, 2019

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A New Book Reveals The Secret Plot To Assassinate George Washington

had a small group of pro-British conspirators had their way, the American Revolution might have lost its essential leader — George Washington — to imprisonment, execution or assassination.

By Tom Ricks Aug 13, 2018

The Long March

The US Tradition Of Civilian Control Of The Military Started Here

Editor’s note: The Long March will be closed for inventory the month of August. We regret any inconvenience this causes … Continued

By James Clark Jul 3, 2018

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

Independence Day is an excellent moto movie, but it's not without its faults. Like many Hollywood blockbusters, it just can't seem to get the military right.

By James Clark May 4, 2018

Mandatory Fun

Budweiser Unleashes Patriotic Summer Brew Cooked Up By… George Washington

George Washington was a lot of things: An amazing portrait-poser, father of numerous national legends and myths, boon to the … Continued

By Tom Ricks Apr 3, 2018

The Long March

One Reason That George Washington’s Military Orders Were Effective

In June 1775, George Washington, appointing Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler to a major command, gave explicit instructions about what he … Continued

By Wesley Moerbe Jan 17, 2018

Opinion

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

Above a stack of voting assistance pamphlets near my office at battalion headquarters, there’s a poster of George Washington with … Continued

By Jason Dempsey Sep 13, 2017

Analysis

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

Editor’s Note: This is the first edition of a new Task & Purpose column called “Swamp Warfare,” in which Jason … Continued

By Sarah Sicard Oct 4, 2016

News

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

Military medal peddling is a lucrative market. With pawn shops, resale sites, and memorabilia stores offering Purple Hearts for cash, … Continued

By Sarah Sicard Dec 4, 2015

History

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

Nine days after the British retreated from America in 1783, Gen. George Washington, commanding general of the Continental Army, gathered … Continued

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