![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-12/brig._gen._anthony_mcauliffe_and_his_staff_gathered_inside_bastognes_heintz_barracks_for_christmas_dinner_dec._25th_1944.jpg?itok=kvkCpq99 "Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe and his staff gathered inside Bastogne's Heintz Barracks for Christmas dinner Dec. 25th, 1944. This military barracks served as the Division Main Command Post during the siege of Bastogne, Belgium during WWII. The facility is now a museum known as the "Nuts Cave". (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)")
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-12/dc_ceremony.jpg?itok=EcrUvBbV "Cadets of the Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Academy Class 65 receive their diplomas upon completion of a 22 week long “quasi-military" course, during a residential phase commencement ceremony at the University of the District of Columbia, Dec.19, 2025. Since 2013, the mission of the program is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth, and produce program graduates with the values, skills, education, and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Ayan Sheikh, DVIDS)")
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![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-12/rose_bowl_alt_header.jpg?itok=Ws6NwBLv "Military themed entry to 1918 Tournament of Roses (Photo from the "Tournament of Roses Number," Pasadena Star-News, January 1, 1918, Public Domain)")
