A Founding Father in uniform
This 1923 drawing by artist D. Falls depicts Captain Alexander Hamilton, of the Provincial Company, New York Artillery, in 1776. Born in 1755 in the British West...
A headstone for a veteran
This War Department application requests a headstone for Corporal Julian Longoria. The application notes that he had been honorably discharged from service seven...
A hero returns home
Navy Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale (upper right) returns home in 1973 after more than seven years of captivity in North Vietnam. Stockdale (then a captain) was...
A Mexican War officer
This is copy of a daguerreotype from around 1846 of Bezaleel W. Armstrong. Second Lieutenant Armstrong, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, served in the Mexican...
A military classic
A standard of the U.S. military for over half a century, the heavy M1 helmet was introduced in World War II. It changed little through the Korean and Vietnam Wars....
A promotion delayed
Recognizing the abilities of 1st Sgt. Stephen A. Swails, Col. E. N. Hallowell recommends in the letter, at left, that Swails be promoted to second lieutenant....
A proud Marine
This is a photograph of Lance Corporal Felicia A. Lynch, United States Marine Corps. Women have served in the Marines since first being admitted as clerks in 1918....