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| Split allegiances dominated free state's involvement in war Times Daily By Dennis Sherer Statues of Civil War soldiers in front of county courthouses in the South are as common as kudzu. The statue at Winston County Courthouse in Double Springs honors Confederate and Union soldiers from the county who fought in the Civil ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Civil War family trip Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The Civil War, so awash in drama, history, preservation and elegant presentation that it is nearly impossible to go wrong (once the kids understand there is no way out of this). You might even indulge your fantasy here and allow a vision decades from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| War bride wishes Kate a 'long, happy' marriage Ottawa Citizen By Janet Wilson, Ottawa Citizen July 3, 2011 3:01 AM William and Kate unveil an unfinished mural during a reception at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on Saturday. The couple spent more than an hour at the museum meeting with veterans, war brides and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| FEATURE - British veterans of Spain's Civil War honoured Reuters India A woman places a flower as she visits a memorial for Republicans killed during and after the Spanish civil war in Gijon April 14, 2010. By Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - Their spirit and convictions undiminished by age, British veterans of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Re-enactors recreate Civil War era Statesman Journal Civil War re-enactment: Civil War re-enactors demonstrate the living and fighting conditions of the early 1860's during a reenactment at Willamette Mission State Park north of Keizer Saturday, July 2, 2011. Civil War re-enactors demonstrate the living ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Civil War Road Show makes a stop in Philadelphia | Philadelphia Inquirer ... Philadelphia Inquirer a handful of children exclaim as Havertown's PJ Brennan displays how Civil War surgeons used a tourniquet to prep an injured soldier for amputation. "If you apply one of these on someone's leg," he says, holding the implement up, "that means you've ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US death toll in Afghan war hasn't eased STLtoday.com KABUL, Afghanistan • Despite reports of progress on the battlefield, American troops are being killed in Afghanistan at the same rate as a year ago. While the overall casualty rate for the NATO forces dropped by 14 percent in the first half of the year ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nicola Sturgeon: SNP will make war on cheap alcohol top priority in 2012 Scottish Daily Record The Scottish government said they will make the war on cheap booze their top priority when the Holyrood parliament returns in the autumn. That means supermarkets will be forced to remove cut-price alcohol and bargain discounts by next summer. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| AP Exclusive: US ignores vet graves in Philippines Denver Post ((AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)) the veterans' cemetery that America forgot," Vietnam War veteran and ex-Navy officer Robert Chesko said. As America marks Independence Day, the US veterans who collect funds to care for the cemetery renewed their calls for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| For combat veteran, traveling memorial brings up tearful memories The Seattle Times A visit to a traveling replica of the Vietnam War Memorial on Saturday brought up tearful memories for combat veteran John Roncevich, of Bellevue, who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. By Emily Heffter Recounting the deeds of war is an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 5 Days of War Trailer MovieWeb Magnolia Pictures has released the first trailer from the true-life drama 5 Days of War, which arrives in theaters on August 19. Click on the video player below for your first look at Renny Harlin's latest directorial effort, which is based on the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Civility is a war we've lost Albany Times Union This is the latest battle in the so-called civility wars, a war we're clearly losing. We've got it in our heads that civility is about being polite. No one turns on the TV looking for that. Don't ask me why we can't find honest discussion. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Cops' 'choke point' strategy paying dividends in war on gangs, drugs Chicago Sun-Times BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter/fmain@suntimes.com July 2, 2011 12:44AM Domingo "Mingo" Blount was paranoid about the cops — and he had every reason to be. Federal and local law enforcement were focusing on the "choke point" in a Chicago drug ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Flag represents the life of the country' Detroit Free Press The Persian Gulf War veteran felt a lump in his throat. The 30-foot flag flew from a half-destroyed building across from Ground Zero in New York in the dark days after Sept. 11, 2001 -- its stripes torn and tattered by debris from the fallen World ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| U.S. military expands its drone war into Somalia Bend Bulletin WASHINGTON — The clandestine US military campaign to combat al-Qaida's franchise in Yemen is expanding to fight the Islamist militancy in Somalia, as new evidence indicates that insurgents in the two countries are forging closer ties and possibly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Some NH police say drug war not lost, but tactics may need to change The Union Leader By PAUL FEELY Law-enforcement officials in Laconia, Concord, Derry and Nashua reject an international commission's conclusion that the "war on drugs'' has failed, but suggest tactics might need some tweaking. "Some of the minimum sentences are out of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On Independence Day: The cost of war then and now Tulsa World President Abraham Lincoln wears a top hat during a visit to an Army camp during the Civil War in this undated photo from the Library of Congress. Associated Press By Julie DelCour "...This issue embraces more than the fate of these United States. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ashton Kutcher – Village Voice TWITTER WAR: "DEMI MOORE IS PISSED" ringsidereport.com I just received an email from my former queen lover The Sweetest Science who sent me a link on a story about that rooty – pooty – cutey Ashton Kutcher who seems to be in a TWITTER war with the Village Voice. Georgie Girl – Santiago gets into wars as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Late UT prof's Civil War depictions on display Knoxville News Sentinel By Fred Brown Richard LeFevre spent four years painting his passion to explain in minute detail the depths of the Civil War and its immense impact on the nation and its people. LeFevre, a graphic designer and University of Tennessee professor of art ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Editorial: Mr. Wilson's war on waste, fraud and theft Knoxville News Sentinel By NEWS SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Justin P. Wilson has been triumphant on his crusade to clean up the state's utility districts, but he's not resting on his laurels. Audits conducted by his office have uncovered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Civil War memorial at Oklahoma's Honey Springs honors war dead and celebrates ... NewsOK.com The soldiers who died in the largest Civil War battle in Indian Territory will be honored during a memorial service at Honey Springs. The dead were buried in a mass unmarked grave. BY ROBERT MEDLEY rmedley@opubco.com Leave a comment When the men in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Huizenga awards medals to five recipients — including his own father HollandSentinel.com Korean War and Vietnam Conflict veteran Fred Troost speaks about his conscription and the subsequent experience during his time with the US armed forces overseas. US Rep. Bill Huizenga awarded five servicemen with medals on Saturday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Truce called in Vegas drag war Las Vegas Review - Journal Drag show host Frank Marino has long used a line about gays in the military: "We may not win any wars, but the parades will be fabulous." Now it sounds like drag shows could be the model for world peace: Trash talk all you want. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Some enjoyable viewing homework for the July 4th holiday Kansas City Star We're not going to recommend 546-page tomes about Revolutionary War generals or even assign you to watch the great but weighty work of Ken Burns. Instead, these 10 DVDs are designed to educate and entertain. They may not be completely accurate, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Northville vet finally gets his Purple Heart -- nearly 60 years later Detroit Free Press BY JOE SWICKARD Conrad Dowel, 79, of Northville is reflected in a shadow box full of his Korean War memorabilia last week. On Monday, he will be presented with the Purple Heart, nearly 60 years after the war ended. Dowel says he is still haunted by the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Soldier Home From Afghan War Decries 'Ugly' Protest Wheeling News Register "It was an ugly protest by people carrying signs protesting against soldiers, against the war, everything," the former Maynard resident recalled solemnly as he questioned why protests such as that were permitted when people gathered to pay tribute and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| History of Chris McDaniel's Yuma Roots Part 6 - WW2 - Off to War Yuma Sun The sixth installment concerns Dorothy's childhood memories about World War 2 on the home front before the war began. "I was in the seventh grade when Pearl Harbor was bombed and we went to war," Dorothy wrote. "Several of the boys in my class joined ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Norris Burkes: War makes tragic deaths a sad routine Florida Today It was just another average night in this damn war. A mother lost a son, a wife lost her husband and a son lost his father. You might be asking, "Chaplain, why bring us such gloomy news amid the revelry of a holiday weekend? ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Fight to keep freedom is important, too Lancaster Eagle Gazette We've fought against tyranny (the Revolutionary War), ourselves (the Civil War), dictators (World War II and others), threats from others (the Cold War) and to protect other nations (Gulf War and others). In each conflict, America has a reputation of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Author imagines sci-fi writers in World War II intrigue Pittsburgh Tribune-Review They were part of the war effort, but the members of the Kamikaze Group during World War II were far from the frontlines. Science-fiction writers Robert Heinlein, Sprague de Camp and Isaac Asimov, a geek dream team based at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Remembering the first from Wisconsin to spill blood during the Civil War Madison.com Evan Usher, a UW-Madison student and intern at the Wisconsin Veterans' Museum, explores an interactive history of the Civil War at the museum's new Civil War exhibit that opens Saturday. Falling Waters today is a community in northern West Virginia. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| War powers: The Founders feared an unchecked president Richmond Times Dispatch Nowhere was this scheme more precisely balanced than in the War Power, which the Founders thought so critical to preserving the republican character of our government. Congress was given the power to declare war, while the president was designated as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| THE CIVIL WAR REMEMBERED Eagle Tribune By Alexandra Pecci Correspondent This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, which will go down in history as one of America's bloodiest conflicts. "I think it resonates because some of those same issues are still being felt," ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Teachers to bring history to classrooms Leader-Telegram Civil War re-enators Paul Seielstad of West Salem (left) and Paul Reck, 19, of Sparta fired Civil War era rifle muskats. On theplatform of the Wisconsinmemorial at Vicksburg National Military Park, Miss., Northstar Middle School teacher Erin Lynnes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Civil War 150th Anniversary: Retracing their steps Allentown Morning Call A regiment of Northampton County men fought at the Battle of Gettysburg days after their enlistment had expired. They call it Barlow Knoll. A grassy hilltop on the northeast corner of Gettysburg's battlefield, near the banks of Rock Creek. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Hero of the Battle of Ridgefield: Benedict Arnold Patch.com The Keeler Tavern still has a cannonball embedded in it during the town's Revolutionary War battle. By John Delcos | Email the author | 5:30am The political sentiments in Ridgefield at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War were similar to the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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