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U.S. Military Ranks Quiz

Are you familiar with the ranks in the U.S. military? Do you know the difference between a sergeant and a lieutenant? Find out how familiar you are with these ranks today!

The Expedition Subdivided

Chapter 23 Chapter 25 The Expedition Subdivided On the third of July, accordingly, Captain Lewis, with nine of his men and five Indians, proceeded down the valley lying between…

Space Movies

Some of the galaxy's best space-related movies by Beth Rowen and Mark Zurlo Related Links Scariest MoviesIrish Movies SlideshowThe Presidency on FilmDinosaur MoviesDisney Movies…

2014 World News

Major World News Stories of 2014 —Beth Rowen Flag of ISISRelated Links 2014 Year in Review 2014 News of the NationScience News of 2014 2014…

Thomas “Boston” Corbett

Name at birth: Thomas CorbettBoston Corbett was a sergeant in the 16th New York Cavalry when Abraham Lincoln was shot on 14 April 1865. Corbett was part of the army squad assigned to pursue and…

Paul Ray Smith, 2005 News

U.S. Army sergeant, was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for bravery in battle, in April. Smith and several dozen soldiers were constructing a makeshift jail…

John Banner

Name at birth: Johann BannerJohn Banner, a Jew, fled his native Austria in 1938 after the Nazi Anschluss. Years later he got his revenge by playing the buffoonish German sergeant Hans Schultz in the…

Lucian Adams 2003 Deaths

Lucian AdamsAge: 80 U.S. Army sergeant who won a Medal of Honor for single-handedly opening a supply line for an isolated battalion by killing nine Germans and destroying three machine guns.…

John Okada Biography

John Okada novelistBorn: 1923 Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. John Okada was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington and Columbia University. Much like other Japanese Americans,…