Arrested and Unarmed, He Led a Cavalry Charge and Became the First Italian-American Medal of Honor Recipient On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola was forced to watch his men get slaughtered near the village of Aldie, Virginia...
The Last US Cavalry Charge in History: 27 Troopers Routed Japanese Forces in the Philippines During WWII Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of...
The Battle of Carrizal: America's Worst Defeat in the Hunt for Pancho Villa Captain Charles T. Boyd knew his orders. General John J. Pershing had told him to avoid a fight. But on June 21, 1916...
Operation Cowboy: When U.S. Cavalry and Germans Fought Together in WWII to Save 1,200 Horses from the Soviets Operation Cowboy stands as one of only two documented occasions during World War II when U.S. and Wehrmacht forces fought...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
Two Heroes, Two Medals of Honor: Inside Trump’s State of the Union Tribute Trump awarded two Medals of Honor during his State of the Union — one to a wounded helicopter pilot, another to a 100-year...
Amid Biggest US Military Buildup Since 2003, What Service Members and Families Need to Do Right Now Nobody knows yet whether the current buildup will result in a strike, a deal or a prolonged standoff. What you can control is...
The US Failed to Capture a MiG-15. Then a North Korean Defector Delivered One A secret US operation spent months trying to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 during the Korean War. A North Korean defector who never...
25 Years After 9/11: Former CENTCOM Commander’s Strategic Warning on What America Still Gets Wrong The only U.S. officer to lead PACOM and CENTCOM warns in his memoir that America chases short-term wins over strategy—risking...
Why You Didn’t Get the Job: Understanding How Companies Hire In today’s turbulent, unpredictable and frustrating hiring market, job-seekers are seemingly doing everything right and...