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10 most-read War Stories.

 1: 19th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers - (31046 Reads)
 2: 29th Troop Carrier Squadron in England - (30397 Reads)
 3: Mystery Guests--The LRRP's drop in unexpectedly - (30127 Reads)
 4: My Life as a Soldier - (27923 Reads)
 5: Death of a Wooden Shoe - (26059 Reads)
 6: Civil War Diary, 1864-1865 - (25806 Reads)
 7: German High Seas Fleet - (25663 Reads)
 8: Australian Imperial Forces - (25522 Reads)
 9: Memoirs of a Chosin veteran - (25265 Reads)
 10: World War II Patrol Craft - (23634 Reads)

10 most-active categories.

 1: Archives - (20748 hits)

10 most-read articles in special sections.

 1: Cruise Books In the Navy Department Library's Collection - (60260 Reads)
 2: Common Words of the 1860's - (40923 Reads)
 3: British Anti-Aircraft Command, TA on 3 September 1939 - (39794 Reads)
 4: Seabee Unit Cruise Books in the Navy Department Library - (30583 Reads)
 5: The British Army Overseas and the Colonies on 3 September 1939 - (23952 Reads)
 6: An Act for Establishing and Organizing a Marine Corps - (23131 Reads)
 7: The Army Ordnance Song - (22303 Reads)
 8: Beaver Wars (1642-1698) - (22080 Reads)
 9: Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, Name List - (21647 Reads)
 10: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom - (20457 Reads)

10 most-active news writers.

 1: David - (1 news items submitted)
 2: Stick - (1 news items submitted)
 3: Whale - (1 news items submitted)
 4: ussfa344 - (1 news items submitted)
 5: jriley1349 - (1 news items submitted)
 6: Theoxrojo - (1 news items submitted)

10 most-voted-on polls.

 1: I joined the military at age: - (1981 Votes)
 2: Should the military offer 18-month enlistments, as Congress is now proposing? - (1843 Votes)
 3: How do you feel about giving up freedoms for security? - (1816 Votes)
 4: Who would best command "The War on Terrorism" - (1504 Votes)
 5: Is America's military (1.4 million active and 1.3 million Guard/Reserve) too big or too small? - (1242 Votes)
 6: Should the military be used to enforce quarantines in the event of pandemic disease outbreaks? - (894 Votes)
 7: Should homeland defense be a permanent mission for the Guard and Reserve? - (493 Votes)
 8: Is the U.S. media presenting balanced coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? - (490 Votes)
 9: Should Military Members be Allowed to Sue the Military? - (489 Votes)
 10: Is America doing enough to address homeland security issues? - (483 Votes)

10 most-read reviews.

 1: Steel My Soldiers' Heart by David Hackworth - (10222 Reads)
 2: Court-Martial at Parris Island - (9956 Reads)
 3: Platoon Bravo Company - (9887 Reads)
 4: The Guns Of Port Hudson Vol.2 - (9364 Reads)
 5: TEXAS IN THE WAR 1861-1865 - (9220 Reads)
 6: Home To War by Gerald Nicosia - (9220 Reads)
 7: Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865 - (9125 Reads)
 8: Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay,M.D.,Ph.D. - (8864 Reads)
 9: Death Before Dawn: SEAL Strike Book One - (8799 Reads)
 10: Hearts in Conflict: A One-Volume History of the Civil War - (8434 Reads)

10 most-downloaded files.

 1: Military Helicopters (Category: Wallpaper) - (334 Downloads)
 2: FMFM 6-4 MARINE RIFLE COMPANY/PLATOON (Category: Training and Doctrine) - (299 Downloads)
 3: AV-8B Harrier (Category: Aircraft) - (288 Downloads)
 4: Quang Tri Map (Category: Vietnam War) - (268 Downloads)
 5: Boeing aircraft (Category: Screensavers) - (250 Downloads)
 6: MCRP 3-11.2A MARINE TROOP LEADER'S GUIDE (Category: Training and Doctrine) - (250 Downloads)
 7: AFVN radio broadcast (Category: Vietnam War) - (235 Downloads)
 8: Cookie Cruncher (Category: Utilities) - (234 Downloads)
 9: FM 3-22.27 MK 19 40-mm Grenade Machine Gun, MOD 3 (Category: Training and Doctrine) - (229 Downloads)
 10: World War II songs (Category: World War II) - (226 Downloads)
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This Day in History
1296: Edward I defeats the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar.

1746: King George II wins the battle of Culloden.

1813: American forces capture York (present-day Toronto), the seat of government in Ontario.

1863: The Army of the Potomac begins marching on Chancellorsville.

1937: German bombers of the Condor Legion devastate Guernica, Spain.

1941: The German army enters the Greek capital, signaling the end of Greek resistance. All mainland Greece and all the Greek Aegean islands except Crete are under German occupation by May 11. In fending off the Axis invaders, the Greeks suffer the loss of 15,700 men.

1972: North Vietnamese troops shatter defenses north of Quang Tri and move to within 2.5 miles of the city. Using Russian-built tanks, they took Dong Ha, 7 miles north of Quang Tri, the next day and continued to tighten their ring around Quang Tri, shelling it heavily.

1975: Saigon is encircled by North Vietnamese troops.

1978: Afghanistan President Sardar Mohammed Daoud is overthrown and murdered in a coup led by procommunist rebels.