When did the Army invert its chevrons and why was that done? Bob Rooks (Fort Worth, Texas) Chevrons are the stripes on a uniform arm that denote...
Brothers in Arms, Henry Rifles and Tepees
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The Saga of Pancho Villa
A bright orange glow spread across the eastern New Mexico horizon on the morning of March 9, 1916. The sleepy border town of Columbus was slowly...
Call in the Buffalo Soldiers! Black troopers became teachers at West Point
In the early 1900s, the U.S. Army had a problem. Most of its West Point cadets lacked the experience and discipline to develop riding skills....
Opening Shot – A Mammoth Moment
The U.S. Army tested bicycles for the first time in the West in 1896 with the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, one of the four Buffalo Soldier...
Joe’s Mule “Anybody who’s ever tried to put a braid in a mule’s tale knows a thing or two more about the process than someone who hasn’t."
Old timers used to say, “Anybody who’s ever tried to put a braid in a mule’s tale knows a thing or two more about the process than someone who...