1865: Robert E. Lee is promoted to General-in-Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States. Lee is the only man to hold the prestigious rank during the Confederacy’s brief existence. …
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30 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo, who was killed during combat operations on this day in 2007 in Iraq’s Anbar province. The 22-year-old from Los Angeles was …
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29 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Pfc. Scott A. Schroeder, who was one of several Marines killed on this day in 1991 during the Battle of Khafji (see below.) The …
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28 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Seaman Apprentice William Flores, who was one of 23 Coast Guardsmen that perished on this day in 1980 when USCGC Blackthorn collides with another …
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25 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, who died on this day in 2004 when his boat capsized during a patrol on the Tigris River in Iraq. …
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24 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of the crew of FROSH 10, a B-52C that crashed into a mountain in Maine during a training mission on this day in 1963. The …
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23 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Fireman Duane Hodges, who on this day in 1968, was killed by enemy fire while serving aboard USS Pueblo in the Sea of Japan. …
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22 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of 1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe, who was killed by an enemy sniper on this date in 2005 in Mosul, Iraq. The 27-year-old from Kailua, …
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21 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Cpl. Christopher G. Singer, who was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on this day in 2012. The 23-year-old from Temecula, Calif. …
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18 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Lt. William T. Costen and Lt. Charles Turner, whose A-6 Intruder was shot down on this date in 1991 during Operation DESERT STORM. Costen …