Texas. Library of Congress Sam Houston and the Battle for Texas Independence “Remember the Alamo” All information in the report based on LOC Sam Houston served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Tennessee when he moved to Texas in 1832. At the time he arrived, Texas was …
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Kris Kristofferson, poses in his Army uniform sometime in the early 1960s. Sports Heroes Who Served: Singer, Songwriter, Actor Kris Kristofferson Is Also an Army Veteran MARCH 23, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS Kris Kristofferson is a famous singer-songwriter and actor. He is also an award-winning college athlete, a Rhodes …
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Rogue Warrior Richard Marcinko@FUBARMarcinko · Writer Rogue Warrior’s Shark Man of the Delta It is with great sadness to learn of the passing of Commander Richard “Dick” Marcinko (Demo Dick; Shark Man of the Delta; Rogue Warrior) on 25 Dec 2021. A retired Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran, CDR Marcinko …
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Cast of the TV series “M*A*S*H” pictured in a 1972 season premier photo. Alan Alda is left center. photos Courtesy CBS via DOD M*A*S*H’s Alan Alda Was an Army Officer in Korea and Played One on TV DEC. 15, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS Six-time Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Alda …
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Harris “Hurley” Haywood Sports Heroes Who Served: Famous Race Car Driver Also Served in Vietnam DEC. 14, 2021 | BY DAVE VERGUN & T. ANTHONY BELL, ARMY Harris “Hurley” Haywood is a world-class race car driver and a Vietnam veteran. Haywood, born in 1948, said he got his ambition for automobiles when …
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Governor Gavin Newsom will soon decide the fate of Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of killing my father, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, in 1968. After more than 50 years in prison, the state’s own psychiatrists and the parole board deem that Sirhan poses no threat to society. ………… sirhan sirhan …
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A MAGNIFICENT FIGHT: Marines in the Battle for Wake Islandby Robert J. Cressman NPS DOD‘A Difficult Thing To Do’Even as deliberations proceeded to determine the fate of the relief efforts, the men on Wake, ignorant of what was transpiring at Pearl Harbor and on the bridges of Task Force 14’s …
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The day after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Pat told a reporter, “At times like this you stop and think about just how good we have it, what kind of system we live in, and the freedoms we are allowed. A lot of my family has gone and fought …
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Third Biden COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Blocked: Federal Judge Grants Nationwide Preliminary Injunction. the mandates according to multiple courts are illegal. But power hungry local officials are unconcerned about legalities or about the Constitution or medical privacy. . Over 113 firefighters were laid off without pay for not complying with the …
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Members of Task Force Ranger, who fought in Somalia during the Battle of Mogadishu, pose for a photo in Somalia in 1993. Among the task force was retired Sgt. 1st Class Richard “Doc” Strous, who was recently awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Mogadishu and went on to …
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