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Lest We Forget…
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The fighting Irish Lion Lt. Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne DSO and 3 Bars, 1 SAS Regiment, was a courageous and brilliant special forces soldier, and one of the most outstanding leaders of the Second World War. From the Royal Ulster Rifles, he volunteered for the Commandos and saw action in…
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Heroes Behind The Line is pleased to announce the addition of Andrea Welch Fisher to our Heroes Board.
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The board provides leadership for carrying out the mission of HBL. Help us in welcoming Andrea, and check out her biography below. Andrea Fisher is currently the Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator providing long term support to our military families of the fallen in Central and Southern Arkansas. Prior to this…
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When we got to that house, we were told that we were there for the sexual pleasure of the Japanese military …
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We immediately started to protest. We said we were forced to, that they couldn’t do this to us, they didn’t have the right to Doing it, it was against the Geneva Convention, and we never would. But they laughed at us, you know, they just laughed. They said they could…
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15 Most Brutal Rape Punishments Around The World.
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Rape is considered the most offensive crime in every society. Rape victims are often looked down in the society and had to suffer mental torture without any fault of her/him. This horrific impact of physical and mental assault often ruin the life of a victim. Different governments across the globe…
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Today we remember SP4 Larry Ralph Lalan of Weyerhauser, Wisconsin who fell on this day in 1968. Larry is remembered by his sister, Kristi Lalan:
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“Today marks the 55th Anniversary of my Brother Sp4 Larry Ralph Lalan who was KIA in Vietnam. The pain eases but never completely goes away. Such a terrible loss of 58,220 young Americans killed in a Conflict that never should have been. He was only 20 when he was killed,…
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Today We Remember And Honor Lori Ann Piestewa
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Lori Ann Piestewa enlisted in the Army in March 2001, following in her family’s footsteps. Her father, a Native American from the Hopi tribe, served in Vietnam, and her grandfather served in Europe during WWII. After basic training, she was assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company in Fort Bliss.In January…
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America’s Unsung Heroes:Thanks to Giant Killer member Albert H. Baker for this picture. We would like to recognize some of the Unsung Heroes of the Vietnam War U.S. Army Women in Vietnam.
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The great majority of the military women who served in Vietnam were nurses. All were volunteers, and they ranged from recent college graduates in their early 20s to seasoned career women in their 40s. Members of the Army Nurse Corps arrived in Vietnam as early as 1956, when they were…
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The Katyn Massacre – Mechanisms of Genocide
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80 years ago, on March 5, 1940, a decision was made at the highest level of the Soviet authorities, from which the NKVD murdered nearly 22 thousand Polish citizens. Among them were prisoners of camps in Kozielsk, Starobielsk, and Ostashkow, captured after Soviet Union’s aggression on Poland, and people in…
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipient Gilbert Collier:
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On July 19, 1953, Sgt. Collier was point man and assistant leader of a combat patrol committed to make contact with the enemy. As the patrol moved forward through the darkness, he and his commanding officer slipped and fell from a steep, 60-foot cliff and were injured. Incapacitated by a…
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History of the bikini
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Evidence of bikini-style women’s clothing has been found as early as 5600 BC, and the history of the bikini can be traced back to that era. Illustrations of women wearing bikini-like garments during competitive athletic events in the Roman era have been found in several locations, the most famous of which is at Villa Romana del…