Transmittal and Certificate of Achievement awarded to Sergeant Elvis A. Presley …”in recognition of faithful and efficient performance of duty and for outstanding service to the United States Army.”, 02/24/1960 

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf  August 24, 1934 - December 27, 2012
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General H. Norman Schwarzkopf 

August 24, 1934 - December 27, 2012

Army and Navy Battle for the First Time On November 29, 1890 the first Army-Navy football game was played at West Point.  The United States Naval Academy defeated the United States Military Academy 24-0.  (And by 1899 they were already talking smack.) Photograph of some of the action on the field during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, attended by the President and Mrs. Truman. 12/02/1950 In the 1950 game in this photo Navy upset undefeated Army by a score of 14-2.
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Army and Navy Battle for the First Time

On November 29, 1890 the first Army-Navy football game was played at West Point.  The United States Naval Academy defeated the United States Military Academy 24-0.  (And by 1899 they were already talking smack.)

Photograph of some of the action on the field during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, attended by the President and Mrs. Truman. 12/02/1950

In the 1950 game in this photo Navy upset undefeated Army by a score of 14-2.

Lee’s first job out of school With this document, future Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Robert E. Lee accepted his first military commission upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1829. via DocsTeach
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Lee’s first job out of school

With this document, future Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Robert E. Lee accepted his first military commission upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1829.

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“Matronly persons … will always have preference” Circular No. 8 Regarding Requirements for Female Nursing Applicants, 07/14/1862 In 1861, shortly after the Battle of Bull Run, U.S. Surgeon General William Hammond appointed Dorothea Dix as Superintendent of U.S. Army Nurses. This circular lays out Dix’s requirements for women who wanted to serve. Strict age and marriage requirements stemmed from fears that mixing young unmarried women with soldiers would lead to scandal. Dix appointed approximately 3,000 women to nursing positions. Approximately 30,000 women served in nursing and relief operations on both sides of the conflict. via DocsTeach
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“Matronly persons … will always have preference”

Circular No. 8 Regarding Requirements for Female Nursing Applicants, 07/14/1862

In 1861, shortly after the Battle of Bull Run, U.S. Surgeon General William Hammond appointed Dorothea Dix as Superintendent of U.S. Army Nurses. This circular lays out Dix’s requirements for women who wanted to serve. Strict age and marriage requirements stemmed from fears that mixing young unmarried women with soldiers would lead to scandal. Dix appointed approximately 3,000 women to nursing positions. Approximately 30,000 women served in nursing and relief operations on both sides of the conflict.

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WAAC Recruitment Brochure On May 14, 1942, Congress approved the creation of a Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) for women to serve in noncombatant military positions. This 1942 recruitment brochure encouraged women to join. Only the cover of the brochure is shown.
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WAAC Recruitment Brochure

On May 14, 1942, Congress approved the creation of a Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) for women to serve in noncombatant military positions. This 1942 recruitment brochure encouraged women to join. Only the cover of the brochure is shown.

On April 9, 1865, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a house in Appomattox Court House, VA, to discuss this surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, which would end the Civil War. According to the terms, the men of Lee’s army could return home in safety if they pledged to end the fighting and deliver their arms to the Union Army.

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Wishing You a Sweet Passover The “First Passover Sedar Dinner” given by Jewish Welfare Board to men of Jewish Faith in the American Expeditionary Forces in order that they may observe the Passover Holidays. Paris, France., 04/1919 April 6, 2012 marks both the observance of the traditional Seder Dinner at the start of Passover, and the anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I on April 6, 1917, following a Declaration of War on Germany.
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Wishing You a Sweet Passover

The “First Passover Sedar Dinner” given by Jewish Welfare Board to men of Jewish Faith in the American Expeditionary Forces in order that they may observe the Passover Holidays. Paris, France., 04/1919

April 6, 2012 marks both the observance of the traditional Seder Dinner at the start of Passover, and the anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I on April 6, 1917, following a Declaration of War on Germany.

My Tho, Vietnam. A Viet Cong base camp being [burned]. In the foreground is Private First Class Raymond Rumpa, St Paul, Minnesota, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, with 45 pound 90mm recoiless rifle. 04/05/1968 Army Specialist Fourth Class Dennis Kurpius, photographer
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My Tho, Vietnam. A Viet Cong base camp being [burned]. In the foreground is Private First Class Raymond Rumpa, St Paul, Minnesota, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, with 45 pound 90mm recoiless rifle. 04/05/1968

Army Specialist Fourth Class Dennis Kurpius, photographer

Elvis in the Army! In 1958, at the height of his fame, Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army, causing overwhelming grief in young girls across America. Acknowledgement of service obligation signed by Elvis Presley on March 24, 1958, to indicate that he understands that his total service obligation (both active and reserve) is 6 years., 03/24/1958
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Elvis in the Army!

In 1958, at the height of his fame, Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army, causing overwhelming grief in young girls across America.

Acknowledgement of service obligation signed by Elvis Presley on March 24, 1958, to indicate that he understands that his total service obligation (both active and reserve) is 6 years., 03/24/1958

Born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia, on March 21, 1856, Henry Ossian Flipper was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1873. Over the next four years he overcame harassment, isolation, and insults to become West Point’s first African American graduate and the first African American commissioned officer in the regular U.S. Army. Photograph of Lt. Henry O. Flipper, Photo by Kennedy, ca. 1877; Center for Legislative Archives; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives; National Archives and Records Administration (Reproduced with the permission of the U.S. House of Representatives)
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Born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia, on March 21, 1856, Henry Ossian Flipper was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1873. Over the next four years he overcame harassment, isolation, and insults to become West Point’s first African American graduate and the first African American commissioned officer in the regular U.S. Army.

Photograph of Lt. Henry O. Flipper, Photo by Kennedy, ca. 1877; Center for Legislative Archives; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives; National Archives and Records Administration (Reproduced with the permission of the U.S. House of Representatives)

November 5, 1944 - “Cpl. Carlton Chapman…is a machine-gunner in an M-4 tank, attached to a Motor Transport unit near Nancy, France.”
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November 5, 1944 - “Cpl. Carlton Chapman…is a machine-gunner in an M-4 tank, attached to a Motor Transport unit near Nancy, France.”