Lieutenant Michael Lee Lanning came to Vietnam as a young man who was confident of surviving the war and eager to perform his duty to his country. After six months in-country, he was promoted to comp
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The American Revolution 100 brings you onto the charred battlefields and inside the maneuverings of the war that produced America. In comprehensive fashion it explains, analyzes, and ranks the war's
From its inception, graduates of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now Texas A&M University, have marched off to fight in every conflict in which the United States has been involved. T
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Texas, home to more than 1.7 million living veterans (the second largest number of any state), is also home to six nationally run and four state-run veterans cemeteries. Each year, more than 12,000 ve
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Force Recon companies were the eyes and ears of the Marine Corps in Vietnam, venturing into the enemy’s backyard to conduct reconnaissance and launch deliberate strikes against the enemy. InsideForce
