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The Battle For Corregidor

The Battle For Corregidor

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The drop at Corregidor began at 8:30 AM on February 16, 1945. In two lifts, 82 C-47’s of the 54th Troop Carrier Wing carried 2,050 men of the 503rd from...

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The Battle For Corregidor

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The drop at Corregidor began at 8:30 AM on February 16, 1945. In two lifts, 82 C-47’s of the 54th Troop Carrier Wing carried 2,050 men of the 503rd from...

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Bad Leadership - A Look In Retrospect

Bad Leadership - A Look In Retrospect

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I recently asked you all for input on what things you think make for a "bad leader".  I took your comments, added my own thoughts, and this is the result. ...

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Bad Leadership - A Look In Retrospect

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I recently asked you all for input on what things you think make for a "bad leader".  I took your comments, added my own thoughts, and this is the result. ...

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Money

Money

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Money.  It makes the world go round.  I want to share my thoughts and things I have learned as an enlisted Soldier. Surviving on an E1 paycheck was tough in...

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Money

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Money.  It makes the world go round.  I want to share my thoughts and things I have learned as an enlisted Soldier. Surviving on an E1 paycheck was tough in...

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COP Keating - The Battle of Kamdesh

COP Keating - The Battle of Kamdesh

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6:50 AM: “WE’VE GOT ENEMY IN THE WIRE!”  With casualties mounting and the enemy fire unrelenting, Romesha raced over to LRAS-1 to check on Specialist Zach Koppes trapped inside. Smoke...

COP Keating - The Battle of Kamdesh

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6:50 AM: “WE’VE GOT ENEMY IN THE WIRE!”  With casualties mounting and the enemy fire unrelenting, Romesha raced over to LRAS-1 to check on Specialist Zach Koppes trapped inside. Smoke...

American Paratrooper POW that fought along side Soviets in WW2

American Paratrooper POW that fought along side...

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Joseph Robert Beyrle (1923-2004) was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne when he was caught by the Germans during the Normandy landings.  Eventually, he managed to escape and wandered in...

American Paratrooper POW that fought along side...

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Joseph Robert Beyrle (1923-2004) was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne when he was caught by the Germans during the Normandy landings.  Eventually, he managed to escape and wandered in...

La Fiere

La Fiere

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The mortal ferocity of the four-day battle for control of the small stone bridge over the Merderet River at La Fière in Normandy is testament to the bridge’s strategic importance...

La Fiere

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The mortal ferocity of the four-day battle for control of the small stone bridge over the Merderet River at La Fière in Normandy is testament to the bridge’s strategic importance...