The fighting spirit of the Mowhawk haircut is sadly unauthorized
The Mohawk is as intertwined with the military history of Airborne paratroopers as the playing card. To this day, a debate rages about which unit shaved t…
This Crow GI became the last Indian War Chief during World War II
Few American veterans will ever officially earn both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the title of Crow War Chief. Joe Medicine Crow might be the only one. His other awards include the Bronze Star and the French Légion d’Honneur. Ho…
How American Indians managed to kill off half of the US Army in a single battle
In 1791, the United States was still a very young country and its army was just as young. Just three years after the U.S. adopted its Constitution, Americans were facing…