The Angels in Red Hats: MACV Team 162

The story of the Vietnamese Airborne Advisory Detachment is in many ways a study of America’s best efforts to support the democratic state of South Vietnam. The detachment, later known …

Family-Friendly Things to Do After Visiting the ASOM

Planning on visiting your Soldier stationed at Fort Bragg in the near future? Continue reading to learn the top five family-friendly places to visit while you’re in Fayetteville!

Pathfinders: First on French Soil

Shortly after midnight on 6 June 1944, a group of low-flying C-47 aircraft crossed over the French coast. Eight minutes later, Captain Frank L. Lillyman, leader of the 101st Airborne …

5 Facts About the U.S. Special Forces

Read below to discover some interesting facts about the U.S. Special Forces. Primary Special Forces Missions Did you know that Special Forces Soldiers are trained to perform several key missions? …

The History of the Triple Nickles

“The history of the Triple Nickles is an untold chapter in black social history. The high professional standards of the men of the 555th, their skill in airborne operations, fearlessness …

The Battle of the Bulge

On December 17, 1944, General Eisenhower ordered XVIII Airborne Corps to move “without delay” to Belgium to help stop a massive German breakthrough that started the day prior. The 82nd …

Pearl Harbor: A Day of Infamy

“Yesterday, December 7,1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan” …

Courage and Compassion: The Story of Chaplain Charles Watters

The Battle of Dak To In October of 1967, People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces entered the Kon Tom Province in North Vietnam to engage U.S. forces and capture the …

FTCC Welding Students Build A Base For Super 61 Rotor

“Welding students at Fayetteville Technical Community College are using their trade skills to honor Special Operations troops who fought in the deadly Battle of Mogadishu in the African country of …

Famous Actors That Were Army Veterans

Uncle Fester of The Addams Family was “creepy,” “kooky,” “altogether ooky,” and an Army Veteran Did you known Jackie Coogan, who played ‘Uncle Fester’ on the 1960s sitcom, The Addams Family, …