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World War I Excellence: Air Service M1903 Rifle

One of the better-known U.S. military weapons of all time is the “U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1903.” It is considered by many to be the epitome of the bolt-action military rifle and proved its...

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Battledress Evolution: Combat Uniforms of the US Army

  REVOLUTIONARY WAR Today’s Army Service Uniform (ASU), which is the military uniform worn by United States Army personnel in situations where formal dress is called for, including workday situations,...

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World War I Memorial Winning Design Announced For DC

The following is a release from Lisa Ferdinando and the U.S. Army: The United States World War I Centennial Commission announced Tuesday the winning design concept for a new national memorial. The...

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Remington Model 10 Shotgun: The Other Trench Fighter

One of the most interesting American weapons of World War I was the “trench gun.” For anyone with a modicum of knowledge on the subject, the mention of a trench gun almost always invokes mental images...

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World War I Small Arms and How They Fared During the War

Trenches filled with mud and the constant threat of artillery bombardment are likely the most common images people conjure when they think of World War I. It was a conflict with static lines and...

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Trench Fighter: The M1917 Enfield Served US Troops in WWI, WWII

When the United States entered World War I, in April 1917, our armed forces were woefully unprepared for the conflict. Among its myriad of challenges, our military faced a serious shortage of service...

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SHARPSHOOTER – LONG RANGE COUNTERSNIPING

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } During World War I, World War II, the Korean War, most of the Cold War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War, the U.S. issued almost...

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War-Forged Helmets

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } The Great War saw the end of gentlemanly combat where armies faced off with one another and signaled the death rattle of cavalry...

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Army Heritage And Education Center to Display World War I Medals

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. will soon begin displaying a collection of rare World...

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British National Archives Release World War I Soldier Diaries Online

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } The British National Archives announced that it was putting World War I soldier diaries online. British units were required to keep...

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WWI Soldier Saved by Pocket Watch

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } Had it not been for one pocket watch, 45 people over the course of four generations would not have existed. That pocket watch saved...

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New Zealand Holds World War I 100-Gun Salute in Capital

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } New Zealanders who lost their lives during the first World War were remembered Monday morning as a 100-gun salute was fired off on the...

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6 Must-See Vehicles at the American Military Museum

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } Tucked away in an unassuming corner of the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in the city of South El Monte, Calif., sits the American...

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World War MilitAIRia: 7 Military Sidearm Air Gun Replicas

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } It’s hard to imagine that these different guns from different eras, even from different centuries, all came together in one time...

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World War I Excellence: Air Service M1903 Rifle

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } One of the better-known U.S. military weapons of all time is the “U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1903.” It is considered by many to...

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Battledress Evolution: Combat Uniforms of the US Army

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } REVOLUTIONARY WAR Today’s Army Service Uniform (ASU), which is the military uniform worn by United States Army personnel in situations...

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World War I Memorial Winning Design Announced For DC

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } The following is a release from Lisa Ferdinando and the U.S. Army: The United States World War I Centennial Commission announced...

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Remington Model 10 Shotgun: The Other Trench Fighter

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 320em; } } One of the most interesting American weapons of World War I was the “trench gun.” For anyone with a modicum of knowledge on the...

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World War I Small Arms and How They Fared During the War

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } Trenches filled with mud and the constant threat of artillery bombardment are likely the most common images people conjure when they...

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Trench Fighter: The M1917 Enfield Served US Troops in WWI, WWII

@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } When the United States entered World War I, in April 1917, our armed forces were woefully unprepared for the conflict. Among its...

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