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Philippine Insurrection: “Gallant Fight by American Troops”

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.

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Army World War I

Historic Video: Army horse training during World War I

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

U.S. Army artillerymen in World War I.
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.

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Army Guard-Reserves Iraq (2002-2011) Video

42nd Infantry Division in Iraq 2004-05

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

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Army Photo Galleries Vietnam

Images of the First Infantry Division in Vietnam

1st Infantry Division Patch
1st Infantry Division Patch
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.

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Medal of Honor Citations Navy Video World War II

Medal of Honor Citation: Jack Williams

Jack Williams
Jack Williams
Medal of Honor Citation of the Day for March 30, 2014. Jack Williams, a young Navy corpsman from Arkansas, loses his life while working to save wounded Marines.

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Marines Navy Video World War II

Raw World War II video of Iwo Jima

The battle of Iwo Jima took place from February to March in 1945 and was one of the bloodiest battles for the U.S. during World War II. Over 25,000 American troops lost their lives or were wounded during this bloodbath. Look inside for raw video of this key combat engagement between the United States and the Empire of Japan. An amazing 27 Medals of Honor were awarded to members of the United States Marines (22) and Navy (5).

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Army World War II

Grampa tells of being wounded in World War II

SSG Warren Metz
SSG Warren Metz

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.

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Afghanistan Army Video

U.S. Army Apache destroys Taliban

Apache AH-64A target
Apache AH-64A target
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.

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Afghanistan Army Medal of Honor Citations

Medal of Honor Citation: Ty M. Carter

Army Medal of HonorDate 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

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Afghanistan Army Medal of Honor Citations

Captain William Swenson awarded Medal of Honor

William Swenson
William Swenson

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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Afghanistan Army

Moving account of recent Medal of Honor recipient Will Swenson

Army Capt. Will Swenson 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.