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On the evening of September 4, 1944, the 8th Infantry of the 1st Infantry Division set up a 14-man roadblock near the Belgian town of Sars-la-Bruyere.
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An American patrol reported that at least 100 German soldiers were headed down the cobblestone road. When the Americans opened fire, the Germans scattered. But the superior German numbers and firepower soon took their toll: Two GIs were killed, four were injured and many of the remaining Americans were taken…
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Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, Private First Class ARVIN DOUGLAS WEBB, who died in the service of his country 79 years ago.
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Son of Amos Jackson and Nannie Lorene-Webb. Two siblings, Robert Frank, and Doris Madiline. Attended Tenaha HS. On June 30, 1942, six months following the United States entry into World War II, Arvin registered for the military draft in Center, Texas, the county seat of Shelby. His registration card noted…
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We remember..Sergeant First Class James “JR” R. Stright18 February 1980 – 23 October 2009
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Sergeant First Class James “JR” R. Stright died in the early morning hours of 23 October 2009. He was a crewmember aboard an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed off the coast of Virginia during a night training mission on 22 October 2009. SFC Stright was born on 18…
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Today We Remember And Honor John Robert Fox Of Cincinnati, Ohio
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John Robert Fox of Cincinnati, Ohio, a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on December 26, 1944, near Sommocolonia, Italy. Fox graduated from Wilberforce University with a commission as a second lieutenant in 1940. On December 26, 1944, he…
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X-RATED! Prison Warder Caught Having Unprotected S3x With Inmate In Office (Photos)
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The South Africa’s Department of Correctional Services has said that it is embarrassed with viral videos of a female warder who was caught having sex with an inmate in one of the offices at the prison in KwaZulu-Natal. The video which has gone viral on social media showed the female…
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“LAGING UNA REGIMENT PERIMETER MARCH!”
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This still photo was taken from a stock footage film made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. A military newsreel which featured Filipino soldiers training In California showed the “FIRST ALL-FILIPINO REGIMENT” of the U.S. Army. The 1st Filipino Battalion was originally formed at Camp San…
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“Warfare in the industrial age requires a careful balance of mass and quality.
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A single perfect tank cannot offer the same combat power as ten adequate but imperfect tanks. Most American tankers would have preferred to be sitting on a more powerful tank like the Panther, but no commander would have been content to substituted his many Shermans for a much smaller number…
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General Vasily Chuikov
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In April 1944, members of the 62nd Stalingrad Army, part of the 8th Guards Army led by General Vasily Chuikov, marched triumphantly through the streets of Odessa, their faces hardened by years of brutal combat. The city, once occupied by Nazi forces, had been liberated by the Soviet Red Army…
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Yakov Dzhugashvili, Joseph Stalin’s first son.
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He shot himself because of his father’s harshness towards him but survived. After this, Stalin reportedly said, “He can’t even shoot straight.” In 1941, during World War II, Yakov was captured while fighting the Germans. Realising it was Stalin’s son, Adolf Hitler then made an offer to Stalin that he…
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THERE WAS NO FORGIVENESS FOR GAZA CHILDREN.
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Insulting leniency no longer in front of US prosecutors, where jails are full of poor, but in front of innocent Gaza children torn apart or dead. For them there was no forgiveness, nor will there be. Capital has no feelings, only interests. THERE WAS NO FORGIVENESS FOR GAZA CHILDREN Omar…