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Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union Army
The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...
The remains of 28 Civil War soldiers were found in a funeral home's storage. They've now been laid to rest.
The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...
‘SAPS is not up to its task’: Soldiers union raises concern over regular deployment of SANDF for law enforcement
SANDU said the SAPS has four times more members than the defence force, a much bigger budget, all the resources to handle ...
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Ukraine’s secret army in France
It was during a visit to Paris in June by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, that his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, announced the idea. In late September the French air force flew in the ...
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Ohio Civil War soldiers honored at last for roles in ‘Great Locomotive Chase’
President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and ...
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Ohio Civil War soldiers honored at last for roles in ‘Great Locomotive Chase’
According to the White House, Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach, a native Pennsylvanian, and Private George D. Wilson, who was born in Ohio, were awarded the Medal of Honor ...
Remains of 28 Civil War soldiers identified in funeral home storage
The remains of 28 Civil War veterans and many of their wives are receiving burial services across the country. As first ...
The Army's answer to a lack of recruits is a prep course to boost low scores. It's working
Known as the “Why Wall,” the board is meant as an inspiration for the recruits who could not meet the Army's physical and ...
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The remains of 28 Civil War soldiers were found in a funeral home's storage. They've now been laid to rest.
identifying and interring the remains of unclaimed veterans to conclude over several years that they were all Union soldiers deserving of a burial service with military honors. "It's amazing that ...
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How Polish troops helped the Red Army defeat the Nazis (PHOTO)
Together with the Red Army, the 1st Polish Army stormed Berlin in the Spring of 1945. The Poles made up a tenth of all the ...