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CIVIL WAR
Civil WAR lasted until 1865 -
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Civil war - Current
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1862 Medal of Honor
M.O.H was established as a congressional act -
World Power Emergence
The United States emerged as a world power with the outbreak of the Spanish American War -
First Chief of Staff takes office
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National anthem
"The Star Spangled Banner" officially became the National Anthem by law (title 36, U.S. Code 170) -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack -
D-DAY
D-Day, France was liberated when the U.S. and it's Allies stormed Normandy Beach (the password used was "Mickey Mouse") The official name of the operation was "Operation Overlord" -
Ve DAY
VE-Day, Germany surrendered -
Bomb #1
US Drops first Atomic bomb on Japan -
Bomb #2
the 2nd atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan -
USAF
The Air Force separated from the Army -
DOD
Department of defense was created -
The Uniform Code of Military Justice was enacted
The Uniform Code of Military Justice was enacted -
Draft
The draft was extended until this year due to the outbreak of the Korean war -
SMA
The position of Sergeant Major of the Army was established -
Vietnam
The Tet Offensive, the full scale assault on all major South Vietnamese cities by the enemy -
Time To GO
The majority of American troops pulled out of Vietnam -
OP Just Cause
Operation Just Cause - In December 1989, U.S. Army forces supported by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, participated in Operation Just Cause - the invasion of Panama. Ground forces, consisting of combat elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 7th Infantry Division, the 75th Ranger Regiment, a Joint Special Operations Task Force and U.S. Marines, executed a night assault into Panama -
Liberation of KUWAIT
Marlin Fitzwater announces, "The liberation of Kuwait has begun..." The air war started Jan 17 at 2:38 a.m. (local time) or January 16 at 6:38PM EST due to an 8 hour time difference, with an Apache helicopter attack. US warplanes attack Baghdad, Kuwait and other military targets in Iraq. -
COLD WAR END
US and Russia sign a treaty officially ending the Cold War -
9-11
Attacks Begin on United States Targets. Also known as 9-11 -
OP: Noble Eagle
Operation Noble Eagle Begins -
OP: Enduring freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom Begins -
JTF-GTMO
Joint Task Force Guantanamo Begins -
OP: Iraqi freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom Begins
