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Honoring the Service of Private First Class Robert Leckie of the 1st Marine Division
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Today we honor US Marine Corps veteran Robert Leckie, of Rutherford New Jersey. According to his biography: “On January 18, 1942, Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Private First Class Leckie was sent to boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina and was then briefly stationed at…
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Easy Company veteran William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere poses with the man who portrays him in ‘Band of Brothers’, Frank John Hughes.
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Born in South Philly in 1923, Guarnere enlisted in the Army in 1942 and headed to Camp Toccoa, Georgia where he was assigned to Easy Company and trained to become a paratrooper. Bill Guarnere’s bravery is highlighted in the series. After jumping into Normandy on D-Day, he took out almost…
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Private First Class Robert Leckie was born in Philadelphia on December 18, 1920.
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He is portrayed by James Badge Dale in the HBO series The Pacific. Leckie was the youngest of eight children and was raised in an Irish Catholic family in Rutherford, New Jersey. Prior to the war, he worked as a sportswriter for The Bergen Evening Record. He enlisted in the…
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On this day in 1918, two United States soldiers are mortally wounded during the Meuse Argonne Offensive.
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Both soldiers were recommended for a Medal of Honor, but each of those recommendations took an unusual path. Indeed, a century later, the issue is not completely resolved. Corporal Freddie Stowers finally received his Medal in 1991, but Private Burton Holmes never received one. Efforts to upgrade his Distinguished Service…
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In 1930, two of the world’s greatest intellectuals, Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, engaged in a remarkable conversation at Einstein’s residence in the outskirts of Berlin.
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This historic meeting, held on July 14, 1930, brought together Einstein, the renowned physicist and Nobel Prize laureate in Physics (1921), and Tagore, the esteemed poet, philosopher, and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1913). Their dialogue explored profound ideas related to science, philosophy, consciousness, and the nature of reality. Einstein,…
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In the 19th century, the warriors of Kiribati utilized an extraordinary form of protective headgear known as te barantauti, which were helmets constructed from the desiccated skins of porcupinefish.
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These pufferfish, characterized by their sharp spines, served as a natural form of armor, rendering the helmets both effective and intimidating. This innovative use of local resources exemplifies the ingenuity of the Kiribati people, who adeptly integrated the defensive adaptations observed in indigenous wildlife into their own protective gear, thereby…
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10 YEARS AGO TODAY: 19 August 2011Private First Class Douglas L. Cordo- U.S. Army.
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Pfc. Cordo served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light) during Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Cordo volunteered to be the driver of the Stryker vehicle in support of his unit’s patrol in Zabul, Afghanistan on 19 August 2011. According to…
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Honoring Private First Class Willie “Leon” Tellie and the Heroes of Iwo Jima
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“Seeking to rescue a Marine who was drowning in the surf at Iwo Jima, these six Army herors narrowly missed meeting their own deaths when their amphibian truck was swamped by heavy seas, March 11, 1945.” – US Signal Corps Archive L-R, back row: T/5 L. C. Carter, Jr., Private…
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John Noah Reese, Jr. of Muskogee, Oklahoma, a Private First Class in the U.S. Army, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on February 9, 1945, near Manila, the Philippines.
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Reese joined the army in December 1942, and by February 9, 1945 was serving as a private first class in Company B, 148th infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. On February 9, 1945, during an attack on the Paco Railroad Station in Manila, the Philippines, Reese and fellow soldier Private Cleto…
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On this day lost, but never forgotten… John L. Jones was born on July 1, 1947.
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His home of record is Jersey City, NJ. John graduated from Ferris High School in 1966. Throughout high school, he worked at the A&P in the downtown section of Jersey City. Jones served in the US Army and attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC). He was assigned to…