Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia by Dion Williams: How to know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign Countries - published in 1918 gutenberg.org/ebooks/6290…
On a YouTube video about the evolution of United States Army uniforms
Three U.S. soldiers in Texas charged with smuggling immigrants: Three soldiers at the Fort Hood Army post in central Texas were arrested on Thursday on charges of smuggling immigrants into the United States while dressed in their military uniforms. news.yahoo.com/three-u-so…
James Stewart in his United States Army Air Forces uniform, with Ginger Rogers at the Academy Awards dinner in Los Angeles (February 26, 1942)
Evolution of the United States Army Uniform - HD youtu.be/n3Q6RyDFAJI
Evolution of the United States Army Uniform - HD youtube.com/watch?v=n3Q6R…
The Espionage Act of 1917 prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States...or the flag of the United States, or the uniform of the Army or Navy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esp…
TIL The United States Public Health Service is one of seven uniformed services in the US (i.e. Army, Navy, Marines, etc) but consists entirely of officers and has the mission of “protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of the nation.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni…
[Uniform] President Obama flanked by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford (USMC), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Selva (USAF), and Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army Gen. Campbell
Jimi Hendrix in uniform during his time in the United States Army, 1961 imgur.com/Ahwp7r1
It is said that Benedict Arnold died wishing to wear his Continental Army uniform, expressing regret at his betrayal. This may be legend, but do we know how he really felt in his later years about what he did, or his attitude towards the United States?
TIL: The United States "Backwards Flag" used on the U.S. Army uniforms, are ALSO used on American aircrafts, both planes and space shuttles. blog.collinsflags.com/fla…
Jimi Hendrix in uniform during his time in the United States Army, 1961.
Jimi Hendrix in uniform during his time in the United States Army, 1961.
Jimi Hendrix in uniform during his time in the United States Army, 1961 imgur.com/Ahwp7r1
What era is this United States Army uniform from? I’m unsure.
TIL the United States Government was in full support of the movie Independence Day [1996] offering real military uniforms and even jets until the film makers refused to remove Area 51 from the movie. The government withdrew all support. uproxx.com/movies/why-mil…
TIL there are seven uniformed services of the United States: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni…
The first photo from space, 24 Oct 1946; taken from a Devry 35mm movie camera attached to a V2 rocket at altitude of 65 miles; the rocket was launched from US Army White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, United States
Quote from Primary Manual, “The president of the United States had heard false stories that Church members were not obeying the law, so he sent an army to restore order.” Um...Polygamy.
89 years ago U.S. President Herbert Hoover ordered the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
TIL that United States Army had a tactical deception unit called "Ghost Army" during the WW2, it consisted of 1100 soldiers, their job was to deceive the enemy by inflatable tanks, sound trucks, and fake radio transmissions. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gho…
The Film "The Free State of Jones" Shows Southern U.S. Unionists fighting the Confederate Army to protest succession from the United States, but the number of Unionists in the South varied widely from state to state. While Georgia produced ~2,500 Union soldiers, Tennessee produced over 30,000. Why?
TIL that Elbridge Gerry, before becoming the fifth Vice President of the United States, argued against the establishment of a large standing army by comparing it to a penis. He claimed that it was "An excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sta…
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented that the fascist Turkish state sent 350 child soldiers to fight the war in Libya. The badges on the uniforms of the children belong to the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army, and read the Shahada (There is no deity but God, Muhammad is the messenger) nuceciwan50.com/en/2020/0…
Almost 76 years ago the Seventh United States Army captured the city of Nuremberg. Street by street, house by house, the GIs fought their way through the city up against almost fanatical resistance. Over 800 US soldiers died during the battle. youtube.com/watch?v=SD9iC…
[WP] All politicians must wear Nascar like uniforms showing the logos of who is sponsoring their elections. Everyone is shocked when the President of the United States makes a speech wearing a new uniform. It's all blank except for one logo.
TIL The Surgeon General of the United States is technically a Vice Admiral and wears a uniform similar to the one used by the US Navy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sur…
So now the United States Army is afraid of having their feelings hurt on Twitter? Do we start learning how to speak Mandarin now or just wait for them get here first?
Angry "Commander of the Armies of the United States" noises
Uniform of The Spanish Legion, a unit of the Spanish Army imgur.com/cuwcFHX
An American contractor working with the U.S. Army warned at least four years ago about a large cache of potentially explosive chemicals that was stored in Beirut’s port in unsafe conditions, according to a United States diplomatic cable nytimes.com/2020/08/10/wo…
TDIH: October 13, 1775. The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy). Illustration: The official Navy officer uniform of 1776 had red lapels and a red waistcoat.
It is impossible to discuss the failure of the United States to Contain Covid-19 without acknowledging that the states reopened in such a Uniform Dismissal of Universally Acknowledged Best Practices at the behest of investment banks interested in Evicting Americans from their Properties; It is True. scholar.princeton.edu/sit…
Paladins Waifu tierlist but I land a sneak attack with a M2A1-7 United States Army flamethrower and now we are fighting to the death
The town of Trenton, Georgia, is the last official flag in the United States to have the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia on it.
TIL the United States Government was in full support of the movie Independence Day [1996] offering real military uniforms and even jets until the film makers refused to remove Area 51 from the movie. The government withdrew all support. uproxx.com/movies/why-mil…
