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Hero Capitol Police officer is a 101st Airborne veteran
Eugene Goodman served in the Army for four years and held back a violent crowd long enough for others to secure the Senate floor.
World War II diary: ‘I will fight to the last.’
A Japanese officer’s final words recall the bloody New Georgia Campaign as American forces closed in.
By Jack H. McCall, Military History Quarterly
3 WWII veterans honored with France’s most distinguished medal
Three St. Louis-area World War II veterans in their 90s who played roles in liberating France from Nazi occupation have been given France’s Legion of Honor.
How did you land a plane on a Navy ship in 1911? Very, very carefully
On January 18, 1911, Eugene Ely landed the Curtiss biplane on a deck erected on the cruiser Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay. He was aided by a tailhook — the first ever — and arrestor cables attached to sandbags.
By HistoryNet
108 years ago, the Navy launched a plane from a ship for the first time and changed naval aviation forever
Eugene Ely made the first carrier takeoff on November 14, 1910.
By Christopher Woody, Business Insider
Beasts of burden and their fate in World War I
An estimated 10 million horses and mules, 100,000 dogs and 200,000 pigeons were enrolled in the war effort.
‘Do you really want to hurt, er, arrest me?’ Air Force colonel apprehended at Boy George concert
The colonel was evidently unable to handle the raging intensity of Culture Club.
By Jon Simkins
Remains of sailor killed during Pearl Harbor attack returning to family
The remains of a sailor from northwestern Oklahoma killed during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, have been identified and are being returned to his family.
The Navy dropped a homicide charge against the former McCain CO and no one’s sure why
The Navy quietly ended its pursuit of a homicide charge against Cmdr. Alfredo Sanchez, who oversaw the warship John S. McCain when it collided with a tanker in August, killing 10 sailors.
Secrecy and uncertainty surrounds Navy discipline for fatal ship collisions
The Navy won't say how many Fitzgerald and McCain sailors are facing NJP.
How do you land a plane on a Navy ship in 1911? Carefully
The birth of naval aviation: From a 75-hp V-8 engine capable of pushing an aircraft to a maximum speed of 60 mph to F/A-18s boasting twin turbofans max out at nearly 1,200 mph.
By HistoryNet