Space Force Birthday

https://www.spaceforce.mil/ The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is a new branch of the Armed Forces. It was established on December 20, 2019 with enactment of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and will be stood-up over the next 18 months. The USSF was est......More

https://www.spaceforce.mil/ The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is a new branch of the Armed Forces. It was established on December 20, 2019 with enactment of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and will be stood-up over the next 18 months. The USSF was established within the Department of the Air Force, meaning the Secretary of the Air Force has overall responsibility for the USSF, under the guidance and direction of the Secretary of Defense. Additionally, a four-star general known as the Chief of Space Operations (CSO) serves as the senior military member of the USSF.   

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Military Appreciation Month

https://www.military.com/military-appreciation-month  Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show their appreciatio......More

https://www.military.com/military-appreciation-month  Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show their appreciation for troops past and present.  

Memorial Day

https://www.military.com/memorial-day Congress declared it an official holiday set to fall annually on the last Monday in May.Each year on Memorial Day Americans pause to remember the fallen and honor their sacrifice. Memorial Day is a somber holiday dedicated to honor ......More

https://www.military.com/memorial-day Congress declared it an official holiday set to fall annually on the last Monday in May.Each year on Memorial Day Americans pause to remember the fallen and honor their sacrifice. Memorial Day is a somber holiday dedicated to honor military fallen, with a special focus on those killed during military service or through enemy contact, while Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is a day set aside to celebrate all veterans.

Women Veterans Day

https://www.tvc.texas.gov/women-veterans/womenvetsday/ https://www.legion.org/womenveterans  

Flag Day

Flag Day celebrates the official symbol for the United States: our Stars and Stripes.https://www.military.com/flag-day

Coast Guard Bday

August 4, 1790 https://www.uscg.mil/   https://www.facebook.com/UScoastguard   https://twitter.com/uscg   ......More

August 4, 1790 https://www.uscg.mil/   https://www.facebook.com/UScoastguard   https://twitter.com/uscg   https://www.military.com/coast-guard-birthday

PURPLE HEART DAY

Each year on August 7th, the United States celebrates Purple Heart Day.A decoration consisting of a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk having a narrow edge of silver stitched with the word Merit across the face, was created by General George Washington on August 7, 1782......More

Each year on August 7th, the United States celebrates Purple Heart Day.A decoration consisting of a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk having a narrow edge of silver stitched with the word Merit across the face, was created by General George Washington on August 7, 1782. Considered to be the first official military combat badge of the United States Armed Forces, this is called the “Badge for Military Merit”. The official successor decoration of the Badge of Military Merit is the Purple Heart.Washington said the following regarding the Badge of Military Merit:”The General ever desirous to cherish virtuous ambition in his soldiers, as well as to foster and encourage every species of Military merit, directs that whenever any singularly meritorious action is performed, the author of it shall be permitted to wear on his facings over the left breast, the figure of a heart in purple cloth, or silk, edged with narrow lace or binding. Not only instances of unusual gallantry, but also of extraordinary fidelity and essential service in any way shall meet with a due reward.Before this favour can be conferred on any man, the particular fact, or facts, on which it is to be grounded must be set forth to the Commander in chief accompanied with certificates from the Commanding officers of the regiment and brigade to which the Candidate for reward belonged, or other incontestable proofs, and upon granting it, the name and regiment of the person with the action so certified are to be enrolled in the book of merit which will be kept at the orderly office. Men who have merited this last distinction to be suffered to pass all guards and sentinels which officers are permitted to do.The road to glory in a patriot army and a free country is thus open to all.This order is also to have retrospect to the earliest stages of war, and to be considered as a permanent one.”