War is hell, as the saying goes. And as unfortunate as war has been, war is a natural part of civilization.
Library of War aims to apply a human touch to the stories whispered in foxholes' and the hallowed grounds where soldiers fought and died.
04/24/2022
Remembering Operation Eagle Claw
Sgt. John D. Harvey, USMC
Cpl. George N. Holmes Jr., USMC
Staff Sgt. Dewey Johnson, USMC
Maj. Richard L. Bakke, USAF
Maj. Harold L. Lewis Jr., USAF
Tech. Sgt. Joel C. Mayo, USAF
Capt. Lyn D. McIntosh, USAF
Capt. Charles T. McMillan, USAF
04/24/2022
Remembering Operation Eagle Claw
The 8th Special Operations Squadron members stand for a group photo in front of an MC-130E Combat Talon I before setting out for Operation Eagle Claw on April 24, 1980. U.S. Air Force Maj. Lyn McIntosh (fourth from right), from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., was one of eight people lost on that mission. (Courtesy photo)
04/16/2022
Air Force Airman 1st Class Angelica Guerrero participates in the area security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, March 23, 2022.
Photo By: Air Force Staff Sgt. Noah Tancer
04/16/2022
Phoenix boys doing PRU things. Unknown team # c: 1968-69 Photos Clark family collection.
04/14/2022
Russian Navy cruiser Moskva sank while being towed in a storm- Russian Ministry of Defence. Unknown artist
04/08/2022
A greets his family after returning from deployment to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 27, 2022.
04/08/2022
Soldiers conduct a joint forcible entry operation during training at Fort Greely, Alaska, on March 11, 2022. Photo By: Army Maj. Jason Welch
04/07/2022
Soldiers prepare to execute a rehearsal of a night mission for live-fire operations at Grafenwoehr Training Area, on March 22, 2022. U.S. troops are deployed to Europe to reassure NATO allies, deter further aggression, and train with host nation forces. Army Capt. Patrick Connelly
04/07/2022
Unknown: Allan Lavelle Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
04/06/2022
Kit Carson Scouts disguised as guerrillas at the onset of operation along the border, 1971. American w/them is the district S-2 officer.
04/06/2022
Quang Tin leader, 1967. Note PRU flag.
04/05/2022
SFC. J.D. EVANS Cpt JOHN GUERNSEY 1st Lt THOMAS J HOCKYCKO Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. No Date, Dale W. Andrade Collection, Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University