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The Spanish ancestor of the 'boonie hat', the wide-brimmed hat worn by soldiers
This item of clothing is known in English as a "boonie hat" and in Spanish it is usually called a "chambergo". Obviously, throughout history many wide-brimmed hats of different types have been used in ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune2d
Scranton native to present ‘A Love Letter to My Sister Soldiers’
Janice Gavern lives to tell the story of her sister soldiers and to ensure their history will be remembered. Gavern, a ...
Rockland County Times21h
The Six Triple Eight is no Saving Private Ryan, but it’s just as Poignant
Joseph Dunnigan I went into watching Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight with low hopes.  After growing up on Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Saving Private Ryan, it was hard for me to imagine that ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
Stars and Stripes2d
WWII vets return to the Philippines eight decades after Manila liberation
Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila.
CNN5d
Scores of unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children’s playground
Local politician Mark Mather told the BBC that the area was reportedly used to train the Home Guard volunteer army during World War II, and it appeared that after the war the ordnance was buried.
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Contractors prepare second World War II-era barracks to be moved at Fort McCoy
World War II veteran Harry Baker said in a 2022 news article, when he was 102 years old, what the “new buildings” were like that are now being moved. Baker, a retired Army lieutenant colonel ...
How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers' relatives
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...
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Ww2 Uniform stock videos and footage
Find Ww2 Uniform stock video, 4K footage, and other HD footage from iStock. Get higher quality Ww2 Uniform content, for less—All of our 4K video clips are the same price as HD. Video Back Videos home ...
Kyiv Post5d
Russia’s Army Runs on Donkeys - Literally – Kremlin Says It’s ‘Normal’
Referring to their use during World War II he recalled that much of the artillery was horse ... Last week, several Russian Telegram channels reported that the Russian army had begun using donkeys to ...
On This Day: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
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Major Pacific Battles
It would go down as one of the biggest carrier battles of World War II. Japan lost three aircraft carriers and more than 300 planes. On Saipan, the Marines and army faced an enemy well dug-in and ...