This Week in American Military History: Oct. 31, 1972:  U.S. Navy SEAL Petty Officer (future lieutenant) Michael E. Thornton; his commanding officer, Lt. Thomas R. Norris; and three South Vietnamese Naval commandos are conducting an intelligence-collection and prisoner-snatch operation deep behind enemy lines when they are discovered by a force that outnumbers them at least … Continue reading From Washington’s Farewell Address to the Army to Roosevelt’s Patrol