As the United States Postal Service commemorates its 250th anniversary, one of the nation’s most enduring, and least recognized, partnerships deserves a fresh look: the alliance between the Postal Service and the U.S. military. It’s a story that mirrors the evolution of America itself — and highlights a simple truth too often overlooked in today’s debates over mail delivery, national cohesion and civic duty: connectivity matters, whether on the home front or the front lines.
On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established “a line of posts” stretching from Maine to Georgia. That early postal network, empowered by well-known figures like Benjamin Franklin, wasn’t just about delivering letters — it was strategic infrastructure for a nascent nation at war with an empire. The “post” provided the reliable flow of information that held far-flung revolts together and gave shape to the idea of a United States.
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