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NY Guard Shoots Disabled Soldier Patient, 200 Veterans Nearly Riot

A wrong gate, a nervous guard, and a pistol pressed too close turned an ordinary return to the Fox Hills hospital into a night of…

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Midnight Train Carries Soldiers to Coal Strike

In the autumn of 1919, the nation’s coal fields were tense. Across the country, miners were demanding better wages, shorter hours, and safer working conditions….

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Eleven offenses punishable by death in the U.S. Army during WWI

As the tumult of World War I raged on, the United States Army was not exempt from its harsh realities. The specter of the death…

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Bullets, Bandages, and Bravery: The Progress of Battlefield Medicine

The following piece examines how military medicine has evolved from times when the fallen soldier was largely left to fend for himself on the battlefield,…

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How the U.S. Army was fed in the late 19th century: Rations, food preservation, and planning

As we dive deep into the annals of history, we uncover a fascinating account originally penned in 1898 that outlines the complex orchestration required to…

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