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Who was the U.S. Army’s greatest commander in World War II?
Posted March 13, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: WWII
McKinney veteran finally receives Distinguished Flying Cross medal earned in World War II
Posted August 27, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: WWII
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Posted July 31, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: On this Date, WWI
On this date on 1914 Russia announced mobilization of army.
In 1917 Battle of Ypres was started.
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Posted July 30, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: On this Date, WWII
On this date in 1945 the USS Indianapolis is sunk enroute to Leyte Gulf. Of the 1,196 aboard, only 316 remained alive when they were rescued from the water almost five days later. It marked the worst American naval disaster of World War II.
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Posted July 29, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: On this Date, WWII
On this date in 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party.
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Posted July 28, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: On this Date, WWII
On this date in 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jared C. Monti to Receive Medal of Honor Posthumously
Posted July 27, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: Uncategorized
President Obama will present the family of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jared C. Monti with a Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006. Monti was killed in the action that he earned this Medal in. The Medal of Honor is the military’s highest award for valor.
Read more about Monti in the Tulsa World, NPR News, or the UPI.
Britain’s Last Living WWI Vet Harry Patch Dies at 111
Posted July 27, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: Current events, WWI
Tags: Current events, History, trench warfare, World War I
Britain’s last living World War I veteran died on July 25, 2009. Harry Patch served in the trenches as a machine gunner. Read more about Harry Patch.
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Posted July 27, 2009 by americanveteranscenterCategories: Korea, On this Date
On this date in 1953 cease fire signed – fighting ends 12 hours later
