LNGenZ News for Kids: 17 – military

The US Navy is having a birthday – a significant birthday, at that. Two-hundred and fifty years ago, the Continental Congress on Oct. 13, 1775, passed a resolution that established the Navy by funding “a swift sailing vessel, to carry… Read More

The Berlin Airlift is one of the most significant military operations in history, noted for its logistics prowess and life-saving results. When World War II concluded in May 1945, the loser, Germany, was divided into four zones of occupation. West… Read More

Following his historic summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, President Donald Trump took the next step in what is shaping up to be a three-phase journey to peace between Russia and Ukraine. On Monday (Aug. 18), the commander-in-chief… Read More

America’s Revolutionary War for independence from Great Britain was fomented by English colonists, many of whom had braved the perilous sea travels from England, who were unhappy being subjugated to the power of an empire. The grievances were “taxation without… Read More

As Liberty Nation GenZ: News for Kids continues its history of the US military, looking back on some of the key engagements is instructive – and the Spanish-American War doesn’t get the coverage that it deserves. Most people think of… Read More

The midnight ride of Paul Revere has been made immortal by poets and the authors of early American history. In Revolutionary War accounts, there is no mention of his borrowed horse’s name or breed – yet without this animal, the… Read More

When President Donald Trump activated the California National Guard to put down riots in Los Angeles in 2025, many in the media called it unprecedented. It was not. Only four years after all the states ratified the US Constitution in… Read More

On June 21, the United States bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran — Fordow, Nantz, and Isfahan – and reports indicated they were obliterated. President Donald Trump had declared that the Iranian government would not be permitted to have nuclear… Read More

On Friday, June 13, Israel launched a campaign of coordinated, well-planned attacks on military and nuclear research targets in Iran, deploying warplanes and drones that had been previously smuggled into the country. The goal: Destroy entirely Iran’s capability of developing… Read More

On June 14, President Donald Trump commemorated the birth of the US Army, whose 250th birthday was celebrated with a grand parade in Washington, DC. In a prelude to the event, Trump spoke at Fort Bragg, inspiring young fighting men… Read More

Since the beginning of America, there has been a need for the citizen-soldier. More than three and a half centuries ago, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized and trained what would become the National Guard. On Dec. 13, 1636, the colonists… Read More

Memorial Day is a day for Americans to honor and offer respect to the military men and women who gave their lives to protect their country, its people, and our liberties. It is a somber day that reminds us our… Read More