Illustrations

A Soldier Provides Security during Operation Iraqi Freedom

The Army Medal of Honor

An NCO Inspects his Soldiers Prior to Assuming Guard Duty

Convoy Briefing during Operation Iraqi Freedom

A Junior NCO Decides His Team’s Next Move

“…The Whites of Their Eyes.” The Battle of Bunker Hill

Von Steuben Instructs Soldiers at Valley Forge, 1778

The Road to Fallen Timbers

The Surrender—General Lee meets General Grant

The 1st Volunteer Cavalry—“The Rough Riders”—at Kettle Hill

“Tip of the Avalanche.” The 36th Infatry Division lands at Salerno

A Squad Leader of the 25th Infantry Division

The 7th Infantry Division Band on the Capitol Grounds in Seoul, 1945

The Equipment of the US Army Constabulary

Artillery Gun Crew in Korea Waits for the Order to Fire

A Female Soldier Assigned to the 725th Ordnance Company (EOD)

On the Move during Operation Desert Storm

Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division Fold the Flag

Soldiers from the 3d Infantry Division in Firing Positions

A Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle Squad Follows their Vehicle

Bugler from the Army Band

Hot Wash—An AAR at the Combat Maneuver Training Center

Building an Individual Fighting Position

A Military Police Soldier Inspects a Vehicle

Reenlisting in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Soldiers of the 115th Military Police Company