This Day in Military History

Today’s post is in honor of Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher, a Naval F/A-18 aviator who was shot down by an Iraqi MiG on this day in 1991, becoming the …

Today’s post is in honor of Sgt. David J. Chambers, who was killed by an improvised explosive device on this day in 2013 in Afghanistan’s Panjway district. The 25-year-old from …

Today’s post is in honor of Sgt. Jayton D. Patterson, who was killed by enemy action on this day in 2005 in Iraq’s Babil province. The 26-year-old from Sedley, Va. …

Today’s post is in honor of Sgt. Michael J. McMullen, who on this day in 2006 died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq. The 25-year-old …

Today’s post is in honor of Cpl. Joseph E. Fite, who was killed by enemy action on this day in 2005 in Iraq’s Anbar province. The 23-year-old from Round Rock, …

Today’s post is in honor of Pfc. Dustin P. Napier, who was killed by enemy small-arms fire on this day in 2012 in Qalat, Afghanistan. The 20-year-old from Napier, Ky. …

Today’s post is in honor of Lance Cpl. Joseph R. Giese, who was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on this day in 2011. The 24-year-old native of …

Today’s post is in honor of Sgt. 1st Class William K. Lacey, who was killed on this day in 2014 by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade attack in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. …

Today’s post is in honor of Sgt. Thomas E. Houser, who was killed on this day in 2005 by enemy action near Fallujah, Iraq. Houser, 22, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, …

Today’s post is in honor of Sgt. Shawn F. Hill, who on this date in 2008, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan’s Khowst province. The 37-year-old native …