The Star-Spangled Banner
From The Star-Spangled Banner, Smithsonian www.americanhistory.si.edu We all know the flag, the song, the symbol, but how much do you really know about the history of the American flag? This red,...
View ArticleUSS Scorpion Excavation
For nearly 200 years, the U.S.S. Scorpion has rested at the bottom of the Patuxent river. She was the flagship of Commodore Joshua Barney during the War of 1812. Scorpion and the ships of the...
View ArticleDoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: Discover a Time Capsule from 1812
The USS Scorpion was a ship that was part of the Chesapeake Flotilla in the War of 1812. Thanks to a partnership between the US Navy/Naval History & Heritage Command, the State of Maryland Trust,...
View ArticleWar of 1812 Flagship Reveals Its Secrets
By Bradley Cantor Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, D.C. – A U.S. Navy ship that’s rested on the bottom of the Patuxent River for nearly 200 years is slowly revealing its secrets to...
View ArticleDoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: The War of 1812
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, we hosted a DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable with Dr. Michael Crawford, the Senior Historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command. Dr. Crawford discussed how the U.S. Navy...
View ArticleHistorian Explains War of 1812’s Impact on National Defense
By Bradley Cantor Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 – The War of 1812 was a watershed moment in the nation’s development of a strong national defense system, a military...
View ArticleOur Flag Was Still There
Beginning in April 2012 and continuing through 2015, the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and other government and non-profit partners will commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and The...
View ArticleIndependence Day Message From Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
“On this Independence Day, I would like to extend my gratitude and best wishes to our entire military family: our men and women in uniform who serve around the world, and their families, and our...
View ArticleAl Roker Attends Star-Spangled Sailabration
Famed NBC Today Show weatherman, Al Roker, brought his enthusiastic personality to the Star-Spangled Sailabration to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor amid wild cheers of “Huzzah, Huzzah!” next to the Brazilian...
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