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Marine Corps: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
Coast Guard: Semper Paratus (Always Ready)
Navy: Semper Fortis (Always Courageous)
Air Force: Aim High...Fly-Fight-Win
Army: This We'll Defend
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Samantha Deigh
6 days ago2 min read
Artifact Friday: Sextant
Hey, everyone! For this week’s Artifact Friday, we’re spotlighting an amazing piece of history: the sextant. Before GPS, bombers relied...
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Kyla Cooper
Feb 72 min read
Artifact Friday: The Buffalo Soldier Patch
Happy Artifact Friday! This week, we’re highlighting the iconic Buffalo Soldier patch worn by the soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division....
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directoraamm
Jan 311 min read
Artifact Friday: Disney's Military Patches
Throughout World War Two, Walt Disney used his artistic talent to create roughly 1,200 different patch designs to represent various units...
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John Townsend
Jan 32 min read
Stalag Luft III Mess Spoon
Upon the United States’ entry into World War Two, a monumental bombing campaign was launched against Nazi Germany. During this campaign,...
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John Townsend
Dec 7, 20242 min read
Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona
The USS Arizona, laid down in 1914 and launched in 1915, was the greatest tragedy in the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. She was one of two...
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John Townsend
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Shark Chaser
For a pilot in World War II, few things were as terrifying as getting shot down. For pilots in the Pacific theatre, that fear was...
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John Townsend
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Artifact Friday: Bust of LBJ
The 36th president of the United States was Lyndon Baines Johnson, more commonly referred to as LBJ. LBJ was originally the vice...
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John Townsend
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Aeronca L-3 Grasshopper
With the rapid innovations being made in flight during the early to mid-20 th century, it’s not wonder that the US government was going...
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John Townsend
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Boeing Stearman Model 75 (PT-17)
In the mid 1930’s, the world was heating up as nations postured for another war. Despite aiming for neutrality and isolationism, the...
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John Townsend
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: S.E.5
Suspended in the corner of the White Hangar is one of the earliest fighter aircraft developed. With the onset of the Great War,...
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John Townsend
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Arkansas Airman Magazine
Arkansas has a long history of aviation since the first flight in the state in 1910. With that flight, a community a community and...
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