In the War of 1812, militia units shielded our fledgling republic. During the Civil War, they fought to mend a broken Union and redefine who we were destined to be as a nation. The 20th century ...

The Luddites lost the fight to save their livelihoods. As the threat of artificial intelligence looms, can we do any better?

When the "shot heard ‘round the world" rang out, it launched a legacy carried on in today's National Guard, Gen. Steve Nordhaus writes in this commentary.

Yet more than any other moment in the nation’s collective memory of the war ... was largely led not by militia members, but rather by minutemen. These highly trained units, composed of thousands ...

After a second mock volley, the re-enactors retire to the parking lot of one of the bloodiest battlefields of the War of 1812. On this ... Some states withheld their militia.

For people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up, I think it should be pointed out that there may have been only one War of 1812, but there are four distinct versions of it—the ...

Hickey, author of several books on the war. And the logistical challenges of fighting on a remote frontier "were daunting if not insuperable." The Americans launched a three-pronged invasion ...

The Illinois National Guard heritage is similar to the state tree, the White Oak. The trunk is stout and strong much like the core of the Guard. Branches lead off ...

Two years into the war in Sudan, the country remains engulfed ... including the Darfur Communal Militia, Darfur Arab Militia, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Twic Clan Militia, and others.

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...