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Eagle Archive: Wampler's life of service made him an apt participant on Memorial Day
On May 28, Carroll County and Westminster will mark the 145th observance of Memorial Day with an expanded parade and three-days of activities — thanks to all the hard work of American Legion Carroll Post No. 31 and leaders like Skip Amass,...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Holidays, Festive Events, American Legion, County Bank Corporation
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War game tests, builds teamwork in military
Sun National StaffGRAFENWOEHR, Germany - Symbols of war illuminate the sprawling, computer-generated wall map. A thatch of green lines shows the air routes of U.S. attack aircraft. Blue circles reflect the lethal reach of the Army's Patriot missile batteries. In the...Tags: Islam, Civil Unrest, Armed Forces, Advanced Training, Defense Equipment
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Into the water, across the sand, under fire
Sun StaffThird of five chapters In his bunk aboard HMS Empire Javelin, Pvt. Charles "Harry" Heinlein felt gentle rocking as the vessel, packed with more than 1,200 American soldiers, awaited orders to leave Weymouth harbor for one of the greatest military...Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Armed Forces, Firearms, England, U.S. Navy
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When a wave of torture and murder staggered a small U.S. ally, truth was a casualty.
Sun Staff(First in a series) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The search for Nelson Mackay Chavarria - family man, government lawyer, possible subversive - began one Sunday in 1982 after he devoured a pancake breakfast and stepped out to buy a newspaper. It ended last...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Armed Forces, U.S. Embassy, Prisons, World War II (1939-1945)
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Unearthed: Fatal Secrets
Sun StaffThe search for Nelson Mackay Chavarria - family man, government lawyer, possible subversive - began one Sunday in 1982 after he devoured a pancake breakfast and stepped out to buy a newspaper. It ended last December when his wife, Amelia, watched as...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Armed Forces, U.S. Embassy, Prisons, World War II (1939-1945)
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British WWII fighter found in Egyptian desert
CNNAs German Gen. Erwin Rommel chased British forces across the North African desert, a stray Royal Air Force fighter crashed in the blistering sands of the Egyptian Sahara on June 28, 1942. The pilot was never heard from again. The damaged Kittyhawk P-40 --...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), United Kingdom, Museums, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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George Vujnovich dies at 96; leader of daring World War II rescue
In 1944, as head of the Office of Strategic Services in Bari, Italy, George Vujnovich guided a team of agents who worked with Yugoslav guerrilla leader Draza Mihailovich to airlift more than 500 airmen from a makeshift runway carved on a mountaintop in...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Jackson Heights, The New York Times, Italy, Belgrade (Serbia)
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George Washington Voted Britain's Greatest Military Enemy
U.S. News & World ReportThis coming September will mark the 229th anniversary of the end of the American Revolutionary War. In the centuries since that conflict, the United States and the United Kingdom have buried the hatchet, joining forces to fight countless conflicts...Tags: France, United Kingdom, Revolutions, Armed Forces, Adolf Hitler
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Bus exhibit revisits World War II
An exhibit that explores the experiences of Midwesterners captured in Germany and their experiences in World War II is coming to Ellendale on Monday. “Behind Barbed Wire” is housed in a converted school bus which illustrates this history through...Tags: Sociology, American Legion, Armed Conflicts, Prisoners and Detainees, Nazi Party
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"The Steel Wave," by Jeff Shaara
Drama? It was the greatest seaborne invasion in history. A beguiling plot? The 20th Century offers no more stirring a story than the Allied landings at Normandy in 1944. Mystery? The British, Canadian and American troops were kept in the dark for much...Tags: Building Material, Metal and Mineral, French Literature, Winston Churchill, World War II (1939-1945)
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'Greatest Generation' Dwindles At D-Day Memorial
Staff reporterIt's "A Gathering of the Greatest Generation" - though this year only a small group of that era's aging heroes will commemorate the invasion of France at Normandy 65 years ago. On Saturday afternoon, veterans will attend a National World War II Museum...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), France, Defense, England, Death
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Francis Collins: fit to head the NIH?
Today's topic: Some have made the argument that President Obama's nomination of Francis Collins, a born-again Christian geneticist, to head the National Institutes of Health is a disservice to the science community because it promotes someone who is known...Tags: Research, Science, Church and State Relations, Health and Safety at School, Genetics
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