This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Asked why it was dishonorable to return without a shield and not without a helmet, the Spartan king, Demaratos (510 - 491) is said to have replied: "Because the latter they put on for their own ...

Over 700 Tennessee National Guard members are deploying to the Middle East, specifically Kuwait, to support Operation Spartan ...

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — More than 600 Indiana National Guard soldiers are set to head to the Middle East as part of Operation Spartan Shield. Hundreds of their loved ones and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ...

The Indiana National Guard announced on Monday that approximately 600 ING soldiers with the 38th Infantry Division are set for an overseas deployment to Southwest Asia beginning on Sept. 25.

This deployment is in support of Operation Spartan Shield, which supports the U.S. Army’s Task Force Spartan efforts in Southwest Asia. The objective of the operation is to build up defense ...

For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before they left for battle, "Come back with your shield, or on it." Dead Spartans were carried home on their shields ...

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CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — More than 600 Indiana National Guard soldiers are set to head to the Middle East as part of Operation Spartan Shield. Hundreds of their loved ones and Indiana Gov.