Now In Theaters - American Sniper
January 27 - WWII tank movie Fury released on DVD
February 1 - National Freedom Day (U.S.)
February 16 - President's Day
February 19 - Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
March 3 - Navy Reserve Birthday
March 30 - Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
April - Month of the Military Child
April 4 - Gold Star Wives Day
April 14 - Air Force Reserve Birthday
April 23 - Army Reserve Birthday
May - National Military Appreciation Month

January 25
1787 - Shay's Rebellion: Farmers in Springfield, MA revolt against tax laws; Federal troops break up the protest
1856 - Battle of Seattle: US Sailors, marines, & settlers beat off Indian attack
1916 - Montenegro surrenders to Austria-Hungary
1943 - Guadalcanal: Japanese in full retreat, closely pursued by US forces
1943 - The last German airfield in Stalingrad is captured by the Red Army
1944 - Allied air raid on Japanese at Rabaul, destruction of 83 enemy aircraft
1945 - Audie Murphy earns the Medal of Honor
1945 - B-29s begin mining off Singapore, Saigon, Camranh Bay & Penang
1949 - Axis Sally, who broadcasted Nazi propaganda to US troops in Europe, stands trial in the US for war crimes
1951 - US Eighth Army in Korea launches Operation Thunderbolt, a counter attack to push the Chinese Army north of the Han River
1961 - Military coup in El Salvador
1972 - Nixon airs the eight-point peace plan for Vietnam, asking for POW release in return for withdrawal
1980 - Highest speed attained by a warship, 167 kph, USN hovercraft