President Kennedy Halts Draft for Married Men
Sept. 10, 1963 - President Kennedy signed an executive order today, effective immediately, that had the effect of halting the draft of...
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- Aug 5, 2023
General Eisenhower Returns to Normandy
Aug. 5, 1963 - Former President Eisenhower returned to Normandy today, 19 years and 2 months after D-Day, and he said this time he would...
- Jul 30, 2023
Three G.I.’s Killed in Korea
July 30, 1963 - A corporal who knew there was “a bullet marked for me,” a private who urged his family to “pray for peace,” and a...
- May 4, 2023
May 4, 1963 - JFK Remarks to VMI Cadets
May 4, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to cadets from the Virginia Military Institute in the White House Rose Garden....
- May 2, 2023
May 2, 1963 - JFK Remarks to Medal of Honor Recipients
May 2, 1963 - Here are President Kennedy’s remarks today to a group of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients in the White House Rose...
- Apr 10, 2023
🚨Submarine Thresher is Lost, 129 Feared Dead
🚨Apr. 10, 1963 - The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine Thresher, with 129 men aboard, was lost today in storm-tossed waters a mile...
- Dec 19, 2022
Bob Hope to Entertain Troops Once Again
Dec. 19, 1962 - Bob Hope (pictured in Korea in 1950) and a troupe of Hollywood entertainers left this morning on Mr. Hope’s 11th...
- Oct 19, 2022
Oct. 19, 1962 - JFK Meets with Joint Chiefs on Soviet Missiles in Cuba
Oct. 19, 1962 - Here is audio of a secretly recorded meeting President Kennedy held today with the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding Soviet...
- Sep 20, 2022
Sept. 20, 1962 - JFK Remarks to Air Force Convention
Sept. 20, 1962 - Here are President Kennedy's remarks today to the 16th National Convention and Aerospace Panorama of the Air Force...
- Aug 25, 2022
Medal of Honor Winner to Retire Sept. 1
Aug. 25, 1962 - A soldier who won the Medal of Honor in World War II for rushing into the fire of three German machine guns and...
- Aug 23, 2022
Aug. 23, 1962 JFK to WWII Vets
Aug. 23, 1962 - President Kennedy delivers remarks via telephone from the Oval Office to the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) ...
- Jul 19, 2022
Nike Zeus Defense Missile Passes Test
July 19, 1962 - The Army’s Nike Zeus defense missile intercepted the nose cone of an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile today high...
- Jul 12, 2022
JFK Remarks to Marines at D.C. Barracks
July 12, 1962 - President Kennedy address U.S. Marines at their barracks in Washington, D.C. #jfk #marines #semperfi #army #navy...
- Jun 10, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK Speaks at West Point
June 6, 1962 - JFK addresses the graduating cadets at West Point and pardons 20 from room confinement. #jfk #military #veterans #vietnam...
- Jun 6, 2022
(VIDEO) President Kennedy at West Point
June 6, 1962 - Here is a video clip of President Kennedy’s address at the Military Academy in West Point, New York. #JFK #1960s #history...
- Jun 6, 2022
June 6, 1962 - JFK at West Point (2/2)
June 6, 1962 - Here is another clip from President Kennedy's address today at West Point in which he references the events of D-Day -- 18...
- Jun 6, 2022
June 6, 1962 - JFK at West Point (1/2)
June 6, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy's address today at West Point. #jfk #military #veterans #army #navy #airforce #marines
- Jun 6, 2022
President Orders Release of 20 West Point Cadets from Room Confinement
June 6, 1962 - President Kennedy today ordered the release of 20 cadets from room confinement to the cheers of the entire Military...
- Jun 6, 2022
President Kennedy Speaks at West Point
June 6, 1962 - President Kennedy told the graduates at the Military Academy in West Point today that the problems confronting the nation...
- May 12, 2022
Gen. MacArthur Receives Thayer Award at West Point, Speaks to Cadets
May 12, 1962 - General of the Army Douglas MacArthur received the Sylvanus Thayer Award “for outstanding service to the nation” in...
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