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Era Archives:2000s

Pony Express National Historic Trail in Wyoming

This Patient Rider Spent Months Retracing the Pony Express on Horseback

by Will Grant4/11/20244/8/2024

In 2019 Will Grant embarked on a 142-day, 2,000-mile horseback journey from the Pony Express stables in St. Joseph, Mo., to trail’s end in Sacramento, Calif.

Illustration of a MQ-1 Predator drone.

Even in the Headline-Grabbing World of Drones, the Predator Stands Out

by Jon Guttman2/23/20242/20/2024
“Ranger Doug” Green

The Rootinest, Tootinest Cowboy Singer

by Johnny D. Boggs2/23/20242/8/2024
Photo depicts West Point Military Academy in New York. Cadets Standing in Formation at West Point Academy

From Korea to Vietnam, This West Pointer Was An Inspiration To All Who Knew Him

by John D. Howard2/12/20242/12/2024

Special Guest Star: The B-17

by Tom Huntington2/5/20242/5/2024
Photo of astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible.

Yes, Buzz Aldrin Walked on the Moon But We Asked Him About His Fighter Jock Days

by Dave Kindy2/2/20242/21/2024
Photo of refugees fleeing Seoul, heading south as Communist forces advance from the north during the Korean War in January 1951. ROK Air Force Col. Han Jin-Hwan’s family lost their possessions during the North Korean occupation of Seoul. He believed his country owed a debt to the U.S. for its assistance during the war.

His Father was Kidnapped By Communists. He Went To America’s Aid in the Vietnam War

by M.G. Haynes1/26/20241/26/2024
erwin-rommel-first-war-new-look-infantry-attacks-zita-steele

Book Review: Showing A New Side to Rommel At War

by Jerry D. Morelock1/26/20241/26/2024

Unpacking the Myths Of the F-8 Crusader in Vietnam

by Jon Guttman1/16/20241/16/2024
Photo of John Magnarelli in Vietnam, formed a close bond with 1st Sgt. Willie Johnson, who was tragically killed by an RPG in 1970.

His Sergeant in Vietnam Became His Hero. He Never Forgot It.

by John Magnarelli1/12/20243/15/2024

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