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Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 13 hours ago
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Benefield, Carpinteria Article Tools All young men and women must be invited to serve their country. Be it the military or national service everyone should be required to serve for at least two years...People with influence, money, and status had to
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Mirko Dol��k ��� Czech who fought for the US in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 2 days ago
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Czech who fought for the US in Vietnam Today 70 and in retirement in Prague, Mirko Dolk can claim to be one of the few Czechs to have fought for the US in the Vietnam War. Indeed, his buddies in the Marines gave him the nickname Czech. He later spent
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D-Day veterans: ‘We must cherish these men while we can. They can teach us so much'
Dartford :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago
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His fingers surprisingly steady for a 91-year-old, Ian Hammerton reached into the pocket of his navy blazer adorned with medals and pulled out a notebook...One-by-one he pointed to each name and related their story: the brand new 2nd Lieutenant
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France vows to go ahead with plans to for wind farm that will 'desecrate D-Day landing beaches', campaigners warn
Omaha :: NE :: USA | 5 days ago
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14 June 2013 0 View comments France is moving ahead with plans to 'desecrate' the World War Two D-Day beaches with a vast offshore wind farm. The proposed 75 turbines each 100 metres high have been branded by campaigners as 'an insult to the memory
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Korean War Vets asked to Share Stories of 'Forgotten War'
Portland :: TX :: USA | 8 days ago
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The Department of Defense Korean War 60 th Anniversary Committee has opened an online forum for Korean War Veterans and those affected by the war to submit their stories at "A little over 100 miles out... the engine exploded on us and caught fire,"
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Top secret D-Day orders emerge
Date :: Japan | 9 days ago
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Top secret orders issued to naval captains involved in the D-Day landings have emerged after spending decades hidden in a chest in a loft, where they were discovered following a house fire. The inch-thick document which should have been destroyed at
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Vietnam`s top leaders face first confidence vote
Hanoi :: Vietnam | 9 days ago
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Vietnam's leaders face a first-ever confidence vote in the communist-controlled parliament on Monday as the authoritarian regime seeks to defuse growing public anger over a lack of accountability and corruption. The vote -- to be held every year --
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At least 1 D-Day veteran still resides in the area
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 13 days ago
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The voices of D-Day, the World War II invasion at Normandy, are fading. As the world observes the 69th anniversary of this pivotal moment in world history June 6, 1944 survivors of the bloody beach assault have dwindled to a precious few. In the
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War vet takes to Twitter on honor flight
Louisville :: KY :: USA | 13 days ago
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EDT June 6, 2013 Vets from Kentucky, Indiana traveled to nation's capital to mark 69th anniversary of D-Day. Veteran Hal Miller is celebrating the 69th anniversary of D-Day in a very modern way: He's tweeting about a visit by 30 Kentucky and Indiana
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D-Day remembered as ‘beginning of the end'
Berlin :: Germany | 13 days ago
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Robert Watson doesn't need to look at a history book to remember what today is...Watson, a San Marcos resident, was among the 150,000 Allied forces who came ashore at Normandy that day in 1944, arguably the most audacious land, sea and air invasion
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