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Many infantry weapons past and present—automatic rifles, submachine guns, assault rifles, and general purpose machine guns—can be traced directly to World War I.
On Point Summer 2024
This summer’s On Point features in depth looks at Irvin McDowell, cavalry tactics in the Civil War, the 63d Infantry Division and more.
Post- Fort Drum, Philippines
Fort Drum, also known as El Fraile Island, was a heavily fortified site situated at the mouth of Manila Bay in the Philippines, due south of Corregidor Island, in the Boca Grande Channel. Nicknamed the “Concrete Battleship,” Fort Drum looked much like a heavily armed warship at sea.
“Relations…Were Not at All Times of the Most Cordial Nature”: Army-Navy Coordination in
On 1 July 1898, thirty-nine-year-old former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt led dismounted cavalrymen of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment up San Juan Hill under heavy fire. There he shot and killed a Spanish soldier using a Colt double-action revolver salvaged from the sunken battleship USS Maine.
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MEMORIAL GARDEN
As part of the Museum’s mission to present a holistic picture of the Soldier experience, AHF supports the creation of a designated space that honors the sacrifices of those who serve.
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