This Is Why We Stand

Our first duty as Americans and people of the world is to remember the sacrifices of those who have forged the fires of freedom. 🇺🇸 #ThisIsWhyWeStand

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Join me in exploring the most incredible stories in military history. I hope that you enjoy everything that This Is Why We Stand has to offer. #ThisIsWhyWeStand

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“I owe to Britain a debt of retaliatory vengeance," Andrew Jackson once wrote, "should our forces meet I trust I shall pay the debt...." At the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, he achieved his long-awaited retribution.

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“We have met the enemy and they are ours.” #OnThisDay in 1813, Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry achieved an improbable victory in one of the most significant naval clashes in American history at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

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To win a second term in the election of 1864, President Abraham Lincoln needed a “great change” to take place on the battlefield. Right when it truly mattered, Major General William T. Sherman emerged as the savior that Lincoln and the Union needed.

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Outmaneuvered, outgeneraled, and defeated by the British at the Battle of Long Island, General George Washington’s Continental Army was left in grave peril. Now, it was up to Washington to rise to the occasion and save his soldiers from destruction.

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General Douglas MacArthur described legendary Marine John Basilone as "a one-man army.” During the brutal battles for Guadalcanal & Iwo Jima in WWII, Basilone truly showed how one brave warrior can make all the difference on the battlefield.

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“Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” #OnThisDay in 1864, Union Rear Admiral David G. Farragut led his flotilla of ships and ironclads against three Confederate forts and a small rebel fleet defending the major Southern port of Mobile, Alabama.

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“Vicksburg is the key,” declared President Abraham Lincoln early in the American Civil War. On July 4, 1863, the Union finally had that key in hand, courtesy of Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee. #ThisIsWhyWeStand #July4th

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On July 3, 1863, General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia aimed to finish off the Army of the Potomac. Far from beaten, however, Union soldiers stood tall and awaited the enemy’s final fury. It was to be a fight to the finish.

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On July 2, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac engaged in one of the fiercest power struggles of the Civil War. Whether in blue or in gray, the second day of fighting at Gettysburg was a time for heroes to emerge.

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On July 1, 1863, the largest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere was set in motion when the Army of Northern Virginia collided with the Army of the Potomac at the crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Among the pantheon of immortal American heroes, Ulysses S. Grant ranks at the very top, standing beside only Washington and Lincoln in regard to his contributions to the United States. Here are six lessons to learn from the man who saved the Union.

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#OnThisDay 75 years ago, some 60,000 American soldiers and Marines supported by approximately 13,000 Allied vessels launched Operation Iceberg, the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and landed on the island of Okinawa.

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#OnThisDay in 1945, Old Glory was raised atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima. This is a tribute to the men who guided our flag and the combat photographers who captured some of the most iconic images in American history.

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Happy birthday to my hero of history, George Washington, born #OnThisDay in 1732. He was “First in war, first in peace,” and he will always be “first in the hearts of his countrymen.” #GWBirthday

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#OnThisDay 75 years ago, wave after wave of U.S. Marines poured out of their landing craft and set foot on the black sands of Iwo Jima. Over the ensuing five weeks, they waged one of the fiercest battles of World War II. #IwoJima75

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In honor of #PresidentsDay, take some time to learn some lessons from three of America’s greatest soldiers and presidents: George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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When the greatest test of their lives came on Feb. 3, 1943, four Army chaplains did not waver in their commitment to serving God or their fellow Americans. This is the story of the men that will forever be remembered as, “The Four Immortal Chaplains.”

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“I owe to Britain a debt of retaliatory vengeance," Andrew Jackson once wrote, "should our forces meet I trust I shall pay the debt...." Through his tireless defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812, he achieved his long-awaited retribution.

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The Battle of the Bulge was the U.S. Army’s finest hour of World War II. Over six weeks of brutal winter fighting, the unwavering leadership of men like General George S. Patton and the tenacity of American GIs broke the back of Nazi Germany. #Bulge75

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On December 14, 2019, the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen will face off on the gridiron for the 120th time. There are many premier matchups in college football, but nothing outshines the historic rivalry between Army and Navy. #ArmyNavy

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