The Corps of Discovery was a national enterprise, a monumental investment in American growth and a direct route to a vast Pacific market. The key to its success was not a soldier but a teenage Shoshone girl once treated as property. Sacagawea joined the expedition in 1804 with her infant son, an unlikely figure whose quiet resilience would soon prove its most valuable asset and create an unparalleled opportunity for discovery. Her worth was demonstrated when a boat capsized, threatening the expe

The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam in 1965. Millions of American servicemen and women would do tours of duty there, including Army Specialist Henry Smithers. In a conversation recorded for our Military Voices Initiative, he spoke to his daughter Roxann for the first time about his most difficult experiences at war. Listen to their conversation, as heard on NPR's Weekend Edition → https://storycor.ps/41tr2Vb | StoryCorps

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