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Henry Lincoln Johnson, DSC WWI

Henry Lincoln Johnson A few years ago, while helping edit articles on Wikipedia, I happened across Henry Lincoln Johnson. In the months after the US declared war on Germany (6 April 1917), Johnson...

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Another monument violated

Northwest of Reims, when traveling along the Avenue du General de Gaulle, you pass through the small commune of Berry-au-Bac and reach one of France’s many rural traffic circles. At that circle is a...

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Johnson approved by SecDef for Medal of Honor

As I noted last May, Henry Lincoln Johnson was eventually awarded the DSC, posthumously, for his actions in WWI. Now, the Secretary of Defense has recommended that Johnson be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Military Classics Seminar Series

Last Tuesday, I attended a seminar session that’s part of the Military Classics Seminar series. The MCS is now in it’s 57th year and, shockingly, this is the first I’ve heard of it. They meet on the...

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Through the Wheat: The US Marines in WWI

In preparation for Tuesday night’s Military Classics Seminar Series, which covers both Max Hastings’ Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War and Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World...

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Tora, Tora, Tora in Carlisle!

February shapes up to be an interesting month for those interested in WWII history. The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) continues the Strategic Art Film Program with a viewing, dinner...

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Three Armies on the Somme

The next Military Classics Seminar (18 April 2017) will feature a review of William Philpott’s Three Armies on the Somme: The First Battle of the Twentieth Century, by David Silbey, Professor and...

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99 years ago, Marines, north of Paris

100 years ago, Thaddeus Stephenson Allen answered his country’s call and enlisted in the Marine Corps. T.S. Allen soaked up history as a young man, reading stories of Lexington and Bunker Hill, Valley...

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Ireland’s Wars: The Lusitania — Never Felt Better

A nice piece on the sinking of the Lusitania as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I…. With the start of the First World War, many were expecting a titanic clash of the German and...

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2018-2019 Military Classics Seminar Schedule

I’d fallen off on my attendance at the Military Classics Seminar, but if you’re a historian or military history aficionado, you should be attending these. They’ve changed the location of the meetings...

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