#Normandy

On Jan 2, 2011, the world lost a true hero and leader amongst men, Major Dick Winters.Richard Davis "Dick" Winters was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in Jan, 1918. Winters
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Lewis "Blackbeard" Nixon III was born September, 1918 in New York. On Jan 14, 1941, he was inducted into the U.S Army at Trenton, New Jersey, and headed to Officer's
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Proud standards rolled up.Fade to black.Issue No 54, July '09, appears to be N.V.A. News' final ed, core newsletter for the Normandy Veterans' Association.E. Slater's (editor) comments are particularly poignant
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Why I wince when I read 'The Norman Conquest: the complete story' on the front cover of @HistoryExtra and why 'Who was the rightful king? is the wrong question to
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As we're back in lockdown, here's a chart for you all. Think you know your Normandy beaches? There were far more important names out at sea. In answer to some
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The house in Aldbourne, England, where some of the Sergeants of Easy Company were billeted on their return from Normandy, summer/fall 1944. It gained the nickname "The Sergeant's House".It was
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I see we're in another hot take arms race on miltwitter. Since we've gone from "the real issue here is the Guard's close order drill" to "Marines haven't done anything
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When thousands of young men were drafted to risk their lives on the beaches of Normandy, Americans at home supported themWhen thousands of our medical heroes were drafted to risk
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1 of 22:Every day until Dragon's Lair, Episode 3 on Monday, February 22nd, we're telling another story about Soldier-driven innovations that have had a strategic impact on our Army.This is
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In all the years I worked in GOP politics, from local races to the White House it never occurred to me that it was even remotely possible that there were
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Yesterday I mentioned the Naval Operational Orders for the invasion of Normandy, it did not post some of my snippets I extracted on the detail of the planning, a few
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#OTD The Destruction of Worthington ForceDuring Op Totalize Worthington Force, made up of the tanks of the British Columbia Regiment and the infantry of the Algonquin Regiment, were ordered to
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Last night I watched film footage of the landings at Normandy. Over 9,000 courageous Americans died on those beaches. Those soldiers who lived refused to give up. They fought their
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Sat here, stuck, trying to finish a piece for a journal I admire, it occurred to me that what I remember most from the years I spent at sea (and
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A very well written thread that can give you some more insights about all what’s happening:https://www.monkeywerxus.com/blog/the-sicilian-defense An excerpt I really liked:Makes sense why Pelosi wants to make the event virtual
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Earlier today, I was asked my thoughts on these concrete barges - you can read my responses in this thread. I haven't dedicated a huge amount of time to these
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