#U.S. Army

[eugenedebs1920]

“We are unique among the world’s armies. We are unique among the world’s militaries. We don’t take an oath to a country. We don’t take an oath to a tribe. We don’t take an oath to a religion. We don’t take an oath to a king, or a queen, or a tyrant, or to a dictator, or to a wannabe dictator. We don’t take an oath to an individual. We take an oath to the Constitution, and we take an oath to the idea, that as America, we are willing to die to protect it.”

“Those values and ideas are contained within the Constitution of the United States of America which is the moral North Star for all of us who had the privilege to wear the cloth of our nation. It’s that document that all of us wearing that uniform swear to protect and defend against all enemies, foreign, and domestic. Those who sacrificed themselves upon the alter of freedom the last two and a half centuries of this country must not have done so in vain. The millions wounded in this nations wars did not sacrifice their limbs, and shed their blood, to see this great experiment in democracy perish from this earth. No. We the American people, we the American military must never turn our backs on those who came before us. We will never turn our back on the Constitution. That is our North Star. That is who we are, and that is why we fight.”

General Mark Milley

[stone-cold-groove]

Your Lightning has outscored the Axis wherever it has fought. U.S. Army public morale poster - 1943.

[saywhat-politics]

US Army has no plans to celebrate Trump's birthday on 250th anniversary

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-army-has-no-plans-celebrate-trumps-birthday-250th-anniversary-2025-05-21/

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The Fifth Bombing Squadron of the U.S. Army flies over Manhattan on August 1, 1939, on its way to the air display at Dayton, Ohio.

Photo: Associated Press

[hooked-on-elvis]

[usnatarchives]

In 1778, George Washington signed this loyalty oath while camped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. These oaths of allegiance were taken by Continental Army line and staff officers.

The U.S. Army was established #OTD in 1775.

[resistamerica]

U.S. Army's Birthday Parade

[deadpresidents]

Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. -- the eldest son of the 26th President of the United States -- was the only Allied general to land on the beaches of Normandy with the first wave of soldiers during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944.

Crippled by arthritis, hobbled by old combat wounds from the First World War, and forced to use a cane as he landed on Utah Beach with the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division on D-Day, General Roosevelt was the oldest man to take part in the opening stage of the invasion. He had made three requests to personally lead the assault on Utah Beach before finally being given command despite concerns about his health. During the confusion and chaos of the largest seaborne assault in human history, Roosevelt realized that tidal currents had carried nearly two dozen of the initial landing craft to the wrong location and was said to have announced, "We'll start the war from right here!"

For his actions on D-Day, General Roosevelt would be awarded the country's highest military decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor, on September 21, 1944:

For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty of 6 June 1944, in France. After two verbal requests to accompany the leading assault elements in the Normandy invasion had been denied, Brig. Gen. Roosevelt's written request for this mission was approved and he landed with the first wave of the forces assaulting the enemy-held beaches. He repeatedly led groups from the beach, over the seawall and established them inland. His valor, courage, and presence in the very front of the attack and his complete unconcern at being under heavy fire inspired the troops to heights of enthusiasm and self-sacrifice. Although the enemy had the beach under constant direct fire, Brig. Gen. Roosevelt moved from one locality to another, rallying men around him, directed and personally led them against the enemy. Under his seasoned, precise, calm, and unfaltering leadership, assault troops reduced beach strong points and rapidly moved inland with minimum casualties. He thus contributed substantially to the successful establishment of the beachhead in France.

However, the Medal of Honor would be awarded to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. posthumously. On July 12, 1944, thirty-six days after landing in Normandy on D-Day, General Roosevelt died in his sleep at the age of 56 after suffering a heart attack. In a letter to his wife, General George S. Patton would write, "Teddy R[oosevelt] died in his sleep last night. He had made three landings with the leading wave -- such is fate...He was one of the bravest men I ever knew." General Patton would join General Omar Bradley and numerous other generals as honorary pallbearers at Roosevelt's funeral. Roosevelt was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial along with thousands of his fellow American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II. He is buried next to his youngest brother, Quentin Roosevelt, who was killed in action in 1918 after being shot down over France during World War I.

[akiizayoi4869]

Holy fucking shit. They actually sang Do You Hear The People Sing. And this is apparently a favorite song of Donald Trump's, which makes it even better since he has no idea what this song means. Perfect act of defiance and it completely went over everyone's heads. Love it.

[eugenedebs1920]

As Americans, all we have, all we enjoy , all we take for granted, from something as simple as groceries, to something as complex as civil liberties, from the shoes on our feet, access to clean water, our education, our freedom, can be accredited upon two components.

It is the Constitution of the United States that provides us with, what we consider, our basic rights. We can say what we please without fear of incarceration or death. We can peacefully assemble in opposition to our government and not dread violence against us or imprisonment. We are endowed with a free and unrestricted press to provide us with the knowledge of events in our nation. We are free to worship who and how we choose, or not to whatsoever.

We are given our day in court if we are accused of wrongdoing. Our property is free from unwarranted searches or seizure. We are granted counsel if charged with a crime. If convicted, no cruel or unusual punishment can be imposed.

That sacred document was gifted to us by men, with unconscionable foresight, who came centuries before us, yet wished upon us, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They wished for us to live free, and to thrive in a nation built on just that. Freedom

This document, this freedom, the rights and privileges are only made possible if they can be secured. For that security of the Constitution and in turn our rights, we owe to all who served this country.

For it is the men and women in uniform, the veterans and service members who have laid their lives on the line, millions making the ultimate sacrifice, for us to have liberty. They have shed their own blood, endured hellish conditions, abandoned their personal priorities, and fought for us. The trials this nation’s veterans suffered was for those they had never met. Yet every single one of us has them to thank for all we enjoy, every day.

What does it say about us if we fail them. If we ignore the Constitution. If we neglect OUR DUTY as citizens of this nation to stand up against tyranny, to fight back against fascism, if we let what was given to us, without question, in that sacred document, to be nullified and perversed?

Some of us fought for this nation overseas. Some of us must fight for this nation at home as well.

We cannot let that which so much blood was spilled, that which so much thought was given, that which so much was sacrificed for, to simply wither and fade into history.

No!

We must resist. We must fight back. We can’t let our nation down.

For all its faults, we are incredibly fortunate that we live in a land where so many, gave so much, for you and I.

[stone-cold-groove]

The Officer’s Guide. The Military Service Publishing Company - 1942.

[saywhat-politics]

The US president, seemingly digressing from his prepared remarks while speaking at Arlington National Cemetery, said he was looking forward to hosting the Olympics, World Cup and a military parade during his second term after paying tribute to the sacrifice of fallen soldiers.

The parade through Washington, DC on June 14 is intended to mark the 250th anniversary of the US army, although it will also fall on Mr Trump’s 79th birthday.

[tybarious-ii]

1940 Bantam BRC MK II (BRC-60) mounting both a .30- and .50-caliber machine gun.

Date: February 1941

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

Members of the Army Signal Corps come home, August 1945.

Photo: U.S. Army via the Rijksmusuem

[shihlun]

In 1958, a U.S. Navy serviceman captures a spontaneous moment with local Taiwanese children, wielding a compact motion picture camera. This candid street scene—children’s curious yet guarded expressions—reveals the asymmetry of postwar cultural encounter underpinned by military presence. Far from neutral documentation, the act of filming transforms playful interaction into an exercise of power and gaze, highlighting Cold War-era U.S. soft influence and visual authority in everyday life.

[takereveng3]

Recent U.S. Army memo to continue protecting its transgender members despite orders from Donald Trump. x