Gen. John J. Pershing (second from left) decorates Brig. Gen. Douglas MacArthur (third from left) with the Distinguished Service Cross. Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher (left) reads out the citation. Col. George E. Leach (fourth from left) and Col. William Joseph Donovan await their decorations. (US Army photo)

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan-A detachment of Marines from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 in Afghanistan completed their first unmanned aerial system cargo delivery in a combat zone, Dec. 17. The unmanned helicopter moved about 3,500 pounds of food and supplies from Camp Dwyer to troops at Combat Outpost Payne. The helicopter, an unmanned variant of the K-MAX, completed the delivery in about an hour and a half. (USMC photo by Cpl. Justin M. Boling)

The late Col. Robert Howard (second from left), one of America's highest-decorated soldiers during the Vietnam War. (Source: Militaryphotos.net)

Col. Howard was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times in just over a year. Read Howard’s Medal of Honor citation here.

A long range reconnaissance patrol soldier poses with a tiger killed in Vietnam (source: Militaryphotos.net)

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan -- Members of the 26th and the 46th Expeditionary Rescue squadrons scramble for a personnel mission at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2011. From notification, the units have 15 minutes to be airborne and must have the patient to Camp Bastion's Role 3 in one hour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Carbajal)

American infantrymen from the 290th Regiment crouch in the snowy woods near Amonines, Belgium, January 1945.

Specialist Elvis Presley firing a bazooka

This day in 1957, Elvis Presley received his draft notice to serve in the United States Army. On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley is sworn in as a private. He attended basic and advanced training at Fort Hood, Texas and later serve in Europe in the 3d Armored Division. He ultimately reached the rank of sergeant before completing his two years of active duty service. Elvis was a jeep driver and reconnaissance scout, although he could also drive, load, and fire the M-48 Patton tank.

Gemini VI as seen from Gemini VII

The Discovery Channel has three videos of Gemini VI and VII (links below):

• http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/classic-nasa-film-gemini-6-and-7-1.html
• http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/classic-nasa-film-gemini-6-and-7-2.html
• http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/classic-nasa-film-gemini-6-and-7-3.html

This illustration depicts the first muster of Massachusetts Bay Colony militia in the spring of 1637. This event took place after the Massachusetts General Court on Dec. 13, 1636 established three regiments within the colony to defend against enemy attack and preserve settlements. National Guard Bureau Illustration

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