United States Army
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The United States Army is a branch of the United States Armed Forces. Created on 14 June 1775, as "the American continental army,"[1] it predates the signing of the Declaration of Independence (and therefore America's "official" birthdate of July 4, 1776) by more than one year.
As is the case with other nations' armies around the world, the U.S. Army is charged with the land operations on both native soil and in foreign lands.
The Army's official motto is "This We'll Defend."
References
- ↑ U.S. Army Center for Military History http://www.army.mil/cmh/faq/birth.htm