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July 9, 2020

Marshall Myth: Marshall and Vacation

The great responsibilities that Marshall had during the war have led some people to conclude that he never took a…

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June 11, 2020

“The hardest work I ever did in my life.”

The Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS, is the graduate school for U.S. Army officers primarily. It…

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May 27, 2020

The Battle of Cantigny in the words of Lt. Col. George C. Marshall

After the United States declared war on the Central Powers April 6, 1917, the first U.S. troops arrived in France…

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May 22, 2020

Seeing Stars

Gens. Dwight D. Eisenhower and George C. Marshall at the Algeria Conference There’s an issue with this photo. Do you…

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March 31, 2020

Serving in the Philippines Part 2: Other duties as assigned

Serving in the Philippines Part 2: Other Duties as Assigned While Marshall must have been glad to be on land…

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March 24, 2020

Serving in the Philippines Part 1: Getting There

Serving in the Philippines Part 1: Getting There Upon commission in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant in 1902,…

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February 28, 2020

Marshall’s Silver Star

George Marshall never led troops into battle, and this fact disappointed him. In World War I, though he asked to…

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January 20, 2020

Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Prohibition

One hundred years ago, it became illegal to stop off at the corner bar for a beer – the Volstead…

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February 15, 2019

Marshall and the “Ratline”

Guest blog by Cadet Mike Morrison, VMI ’20 and Marshall Foundation social media intern. With the Rat Mass of 19+3's…

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