May 8, 2020 Victory in Europe “The mission of this Allied force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th, 1945,” Gen. Eisenhower to the Combined…
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…
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,…
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…
December 19, 2019 Two Handshakes, 120 Years of Cadet Leadership Although he was not an outstanding student at the Virginia Military Institute, George Marshall proved to be a leader among…
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…
August 31, 2018 Marshall and His Extension as Chief of Staff August 31, 1943, was the last day of General George C. Marshall’s 4-year appointment as chief of staff of the…
August 24, 2018 Marshall and Medals In 1919, Lt. Col. George C. Marshall, Jr. was awarded the Ordre National de la Légion d’honneur Officier (National Order…
July 13, 2018 Katherine Marshall and China In December 1945, Katherine Tupper Marshall accompanied her husband, General George C. Marshall, to the airport for his departure to China. A few weeks earlier, President…
