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A chart displaying the hierarchy of United States Army operational units, from squad to field army, with each unit's typical size, structure, and the rank insignia of the commanding officer listed alongside.

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Samuel Chapman Armstrong

Samuel Chapman Armstrong

United States military officer and educator

A soldier standing guard in a Washington, D.C. street with the ruins of buildings that were destroyed during the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 8, 1968.

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