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America in Uniform
Time Spent in the Military
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goquin
Occasionally, I venture back to one or another military post, where I’m greeted by an imposing security guard who looks carefully at my identification card, hands it back and says, “Have a good day, Sir!” Every time I go back to any Military Base it feels good to be called by my previous rank, but…
Japanese Sign Final Surrender
By
goquin
For those of you who are historical buffs and movie buffs, this video is a classic. The subscriber who submitted the features comments, “This film is believed to have never been seen before, and to be the only shots of the surrender known. General MacArthur’s voice is a rarity in this old film clip. It…
How John Wayne Saved the Marines
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goquin
John Wayne would have celebrated his 105th birthday this year. “He was born on May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa, weighing 13 pounds. His birthplace is a museum, and a few years ago I took my son Brandon to visit it. There was a guest book, opened to a page with the entry, in the…
A Tough Old Bird
By
goquin
A mid-air collision on February 1, 1943 between a B-17 and a German fighter over the Tunis dock area became the subject of one of the most famous photographs of World War II. An enemy fighter attacking a 97th Bomb Group formation went out of control, probably with a wounded pilot then continued its crashing…
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