"The Army was born from and built by citizen soldiers who answered the initial call at Lexington," said Massachusetts Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Mark E. Kalin. "Among these militia units was ...

The idea was simple: Establish an Army of citizen-soldiers who could be called upon to fight when needed. In 1636, that meant defending Massachusetts Bay. Today, it means answering the call of ...

Indiana National Guard soldiers and airmen celebrated the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War this week as they aim to continue carrying on the legacy of citizen soldiers.

“It was an extraordinary display of courage, resolve and discipline by citizen soldiers against regular troops,” the historian David Hackett Fischer writes. The more dispersed fighting along ...

“It was an extraordinary display of courage, resolve and discipline by citizen soldiers against regular troops,” the historian David Hackett Fischer writes. The more dispersed fighting along the ...

So we're going to try to carry out his wishes." The cemetery is in Bushnell, Fla.</p><p>Thomas, 33, of Valdosta was among four citizen-soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade killed Sunday by a roadside ...