Category: Army

Posts involving current or former members of the United States Army.

Son Still Searches for Father Lost on Hill 412 in Korea

Post author By combattales
Post date February 15, 2017

Forehand Family

For most Americans the Korean War is long over. However, for Tennessee native Tom Forehand Jr., the war never ended. You see, his father, Army Master Sergeant Tom Forehand Sr., came up missing in April 1951 on Hill 412 which was overrun by Chinese Communist forces. Tom Jr. has spent most of his life wondering and researching about Hill 412 and the whereabouts of his father. He is now making 130 pages of his research available to his fellow military history researchers and others interested in the bloody Korean War. Look inside for an excerpt describing the battle of Hill 412 and a link to Forehand’s entire work.

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Philippine Insurrection: “Gallant Fight by American Troops”

Post author By combattales
Post date December 21, 2016

phillipines insurrection

Few Americans know anything about the Philippine Insurrection or Philippine-American Revolution. Shortly after Spain surrendered ending the Spanish-American War in 1998, fighting broke out after it was made clear that the U.S. would not grant the Philippines, a former Spanish colony, independence. The “insurrection” ended in 1902 with a U.S. victory at a cost of 4,000 American dead and 20,000 rebel casualties. A whopping 500,000 Filipino civilians were also killed according to Military.com. Some insurgents continued guerrilla operations until 1913.

Army World War I

Historic Video: Army horse training during World War I

Post author By combattales
Post date August 3, 2016

gasoline automobile had been around since 1892, the horse was still widely used.

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Army Video World War I

Rare video: U.S. Army in World War I

Post author By combattales
Post date August 30, 2015

U.S. Army artillerymen in World War I.

One hundred years ago the United States of America was watching anxiously while European powers slaughtered each other. In 1917 America would enter World War I and catch the tail end of the worst war the world had experienced up to that time. The U.S. would go on to suffer over 320,000 casualties. Look inside for rare video footage of the U.S. Army in World War I.

Tags Army, video, World War I

Army Guard-Reserves Iraq (2002-2011) Video

42nd Infantry Division in Iraq 2004-05

Post author By combattales
Post date July 3, 2015

Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division, New York National Guard, pay respects to a fallen comrade at a memorial service in Iraq.

Often the service of guard and reserve service members is pushed aside by uninformed observers as easy or un-important duty. The 42nd Infantry Division is one of many National Guard and Reserve units that served proudly in Iraq and endured casualties. Look inside for a video detailing the Rainbow Division’s service in Iraq.

Army Photo Galleries Vietnam

Images of the First Infantry Division in Vietnam

Post author By combattales
Post date May 3, 2014
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The First Infantry Division of the United States Army is one of the proudest units in that service. During the Vietnam War the “Big Red 1” saw 6,146 of its soldiers die in combat, a figure that exceeds the total US forces losses in the recently completed Iraq War. Look inside for combat photos of the First Division in the Vietnam War. Some of these photos may never have been published on the web before. These photos were taken during the 1965-1967 time period.

Tags Army, Artillery, combat, First Infantry Division, Infantry, photos, Vietnam

Army World War II

Grampa tells of being wounded in World War II

Post author By combattales
Post date March 15, 2014

For years my cousins and I had heard that our Grampa Metz had been wounded in World War II. We were young and loved to play Army so we were quite interested in what happened to him during the war. However, he never wanted to discuss his combat experiences.. until one day.

Afghanistan Army Video

U.S. Army Apache destroys Taliban

Post author By combattales
Post date March 14, 2014

It was a bad day for the terrorist Taliban when an Army Apache helicopter showed up to clean house. Look inside for amazing video of American soldiers as they fight terrorism with terror.

Tags Afghanistan, Army, aviation, video

Afghanistan Army Medal of Honor Citations

Medal of Honor Citation: Ty M. Carter

Post author By combattales
Post date March 9, 2014

Date of Issue: 08/26/2013
Organization: U.S. Army, Battle Company, B Troop, 3d Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Specialist Ty M. Carter distinguished himself by

Afghanistan Army Medal of Honor Citations

Captain William Swenson awarded Medal of Honor

Post author By combattales
Post date March 9, 2014

In October President Obama awarded William Swenson, a former active duty Army Captain, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Captain Swenson received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as an Embedded Trainer and Mentor of the Afghan National Security Forces with Afghan Border Police Mentor Team, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, during combat operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009.

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Moving account of recent Medal of Honor recipient Will Swenson

Post author By combattales
Post date September 22, 2013

Combat is chaos, danger and Murphy’s Law all blended into one session. Look inside to see a video of recent Medal of Honor recipient Army Army Capt. Will Swenson as he works to save the lives of his soldiers.

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Air Force Army World War II

SPITFIRE 944

Post author By combattales
Post date May 30, 2013

In this moving video an elderly World War II veteran pilot who crash landed in England after returning from a reconnaissance mission in Germany gets surprised with video of the crash landing that he has never seen before.

Tags Air Force, Army, aviation, video, world war II