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Dan Vallone

Our History, Our Story, Our Army. A weekly post looking at how the U.S. Army has shaped American culture and society. A mix of history, literature, biography, tech, and faith. Launched to help lift up the Army's 250th birthday in 2025 Subscribe for free

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Bands of brothers

For Veterans Day, I worked with the American Institute for Boys and Men on a piece about how veterans group forge a sense of tribe among men and boys. For the article, I interviewed The American Legion about its Boys State and Boys Nation p...

7 months ago
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Why this Army?

Henry Knox, in his 1790 “Report on the Militia”, wrote:

“The idea is therefore submitted, whether an efficient military branch of government can be invented, with safety to the great principles of liberty, unless the same shall be forme...

10 months ago
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The Army and My First Pull-Up (Attempt)

Note: Army 250 will be taking a couple of weeks off in July. We will resume our weekly newsletter August 4, 2025.

I still remember the day the bar broke me. It was Presidential Fitness Test time at my elementary school. I made it through...

10 months ago
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"Nothing but Americans": Stories on Independence Day

America’s self-evident truths were born with one foot in the grave. The Continental Army, the only force capable of turning the Declaration of Independence into more than a piece of paper, first celebrated independence, but within months, w...

a year ago
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America and the Korean War

On November 23, 1984, America fought a 30-minute battle with North Korea. It started when Vasilii Yakovlevich Matuzok, a Soviet translator, bolted across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) separating North and South Korea. Approximately 20...

a year ago
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