Introduction The United States Air Force (USAF) Honour Guard is the official ceremonial unit of the United States Air Force and is assigned to Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. Background The Honour Guard’s primary mission is to represent the USAF at all public and official ceremonies within the National Capital Region and abroad when directed… Read More
Introduction The Queen’s Colour Squadron is the unit of the Royal Air Force charged with the safe-keeping of the Queen’s Colour for the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom. Since its formation, it has been manned exclusively by officers and men of the RAF Regiment. It also has a secondary operational role as No.… Read More
Introduction The Paulet affair also known as British Hawaii was the unofficial five-month occupation of the Hawaiian Islands in 1843 by British naval officer Captain Lord George Paulet, of HMS Carysfort. It was ended by the arrival of American warships sent to defend Hawaii’s independence. The British government in London had not authorised the move… Read More
Introduction Salvatore Augustine Giunta (born 21 January 1985) is a former United States Army soldier and the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the United States Armed Forces’ highest decoration for valour, the Medal of Honour. Giunta was cited for saving the lives of members of his squad on 25 October 2007,… Read More
Events 49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. 1072 – Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo in Sicily for the Normans. 1430 – Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world. 1475… Read More
Introduction Captain John James McGinty III (21 January 1940 to 17 January 2014) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the United States militaries’ highest decoration – the Medal of Honour – for heroism during July 1966 in the Vietnam War. Early Life and Education John McGinty was born on 21 January 1940,… Read More
Introduction Lewis Addison Grant (17 January 1828 to 20 March 1918) was a teacher, lawyer, soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and later United States Assistant Secretary of War. He was among the leading officers from the state of Vermont, and received the Medal of Honour for “personal gallantry and intrepidity.”… Read More
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