Cavalry descending a bluff to the beach at Fort Sheridan with photographers documenting their training. Circa 1925. Fort Sheridan Collection...

Women's Army Corps member at Fort Sheridan, circa 1943.  Fort Sheridan Collection, Dunn Museum 92.24.1112 In September 1939, Americans w...

On July 14, 1918, a homeless terrier on the streets of Paris, France was rescued by two American soldiers of the First Infantry Division. Na...

Camp Logan in Zion was an Illinois National Guard rifle range. This Guard training facility operated from 1892 to 1974 in what is now the I...

Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America (1912-2012), which were formed in Savanna, Georgia by Juliette Gordon L...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there were a number of protests by Native Americans for better housing and social services. Some of these...