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Americans celebrate the birth of their nation as July 4, 1776, but the Army is actually the country’s “big brother.”<\/p>\n

Which makes sense, considering the Continental Army of 1775 \u2014 led by future President George Washington \u2014\u00a0needed\u00a0to start beating the British in the colonies so Thomas Jefferson could finally\u00a0get some time to write.<\/p>\n

For seven little-known facts about the Army, see this Under the Radar post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more Army news and resources, visit Military.com’s Army section<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Americans celebrate the birth of their nation as July 4, 1776, but the Army is actually the country’s “big brother.” Which makes sense, considering the Continental Army of 1775 \u2014 led by future President George Washington \u2014\u00a0needed\u00a0to start beating the British in the colonies so Thomas Jefferson could finally\u00a0get some time to write. 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