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2. Category:United States military history timelines - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Vietnam War by year (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "United States military history timelines"

3. Timeline of United States military operations - Wikipedia

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   Throughout its history, the United States has engaged in numerous military conflicts. The country has officially declared war on foreign nations on five occasions. Additionally, the United States Congress and the United Nations Security Council have authorized and funded various military engagements.

4. Service number (United States Army) - Wikipedia

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   A military service number of the Regular Army. Service numbers were used by the United States Army from 1918 until 1969. Prior to this time, the Army relied on muster rolls as a means of indexing enlisted service members while officers were usually listed on yearly rolls maintained by the United States War Department.

5. Conscription in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In colonial times, the Thirteen Colonies used a militia system for defense. Colonial militia laws—and after independence, those of the United States and the various states—required able-bodied males to enroll in the militia, to undergo a minimum of military training, and to serve for limited periods of time in war or emergency.

6. Official Military Personnel File - Wikipedia

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   The Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), known as a 201 File in the U.S. Army, is an Armed Forces administrative record containing information about a service member's history, such as: [1] Promotion Orders; Mobilization Orders; DA1059s – Service School Academic Evaluation Reports; MOS Orders; Awards and decorations; Transcripts

7. Demobilization of United States Armed Forces after World War II

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   The United States had more than 12 million men and women in the armed forces at the end of World War II, of whom 7.6 million were stationed abroad. [1] The American public demanded a rapid demobilization and soldiers protested the slowness of the process. Military personnel were returned to the United States in Operation Magic Carpet. By June ...

8. Social history of soldiers and veterans in the United States

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   The social history of soldiers and veterans in United States history covers the role of Army soldiers and veterans in the United States from colonial foundations to the present, with emphasis on the social, cultural, economic and political roles apart from strictly military functions. It also covers the militia and the National Guard.

9. Selective Service Act of 1917 - Wikipedia

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   Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer in order to recruit soldiers for the American Army during World War I, 1917-1918 Sheet music cover for patriotic song, 1917. The Selective Service Act of 1917 or Selective Draft Act (Pub. L. 65–12, 40 Stat. 76, enacted May 18, 1917) authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription.