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| What date was the Army flag dedicated? |
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| 14 June 1956 (it was approved 12 June 1956) |
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| What is the oldest part of our Army? |
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| The Army National Guard (In December 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized America’s first militia regiments, some of which still serve today in the Army National Guard.) |
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| When did the U.S. Army begin? |
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| Who was the first commander in Chief of the Continental Army? |
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| When was the start of the Revolutionary War? |
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| When was the Declaration of Independence signed? |
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| The Army received it’s first real training from what former Prussian Officer at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778? |
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| Baron Fredreich von Steuben |
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| What did Baron Fredriech von Steuben teach the Continental Army at Valley Forge |
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A simplified but effective version of the drill formations and movements of European armies.
Proper care of equipment.
The use of the bayonet (a weapon in which British superiority had previously been marked).
He impressed upon officers their responsibility for taking care of the soldiers.
Taught NCOs how to train and lead those soldiers. |
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| What is the name of the document that originally governed the United States and was later replaced by the “Constitution”? |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| The nation nearly doubled in 1803 when it purchased a huge expanse of territory from France in what became known as what? |
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| Who was one of the most prolific writers of the early 19th century and would be the author of “The Army Regulations of 1821”, the first written regulation by the Army since the publication of Baron von Steubens “Blue Book”? |
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| What were some of the areas covered in “The Army Regulations of 1821”. |
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The Hand Salute
How to conduct a march
How to make a good stew for the company |
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| Congress authorized the creation of the Medal of Honor on what date? |
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| Who received the first Medal of Honor ever awarded? |
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| Private Jacob Parrott, Company K, 33d OhioVolunteer Infantry on 25 March 1863 |
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| Who was the only female to receive the Medal of Honor? |
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| When did World War I begin? |
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| What event sparked the start of World War I? |
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| A Bosnian separatist murdered the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife during a visit to Sarajevo. |
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| The Armistice ended the fighting at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Known for many years as Armistice Day, what is it now called in the United States? |
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| On what date did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? |
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| What is the longest war in U.S. History? |
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| In early of what year did President Johnson begin a process of escalation that put 184,000 American troops in South Vietnam by year’s end? |
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| After a U.S. Marine was shot in 1989 in Panama, what Operation was launched? |
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| On what date did the United States enormous support from the global community, respond to the attacks on September 11th, 2001 with attacks on the al-Qaeda network and the Taliban-controlled government of Afghanistan that was supporting it? |
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| When was Saddam Husein captured? |
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