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 by more than a year.

References

  1. U.S. Army Center for Military History http://www.army.mil/cmh/faq/birth.htm