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02/28/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/27/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/26/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/25/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/24/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/23/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/22/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/21/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/20/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/19/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/18/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/17/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/16/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/15/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/14/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/13/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/12/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/11/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/10/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/09/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/08/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/07/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/06/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/06/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/05/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/04/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/03/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/02/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/01/2003: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/28/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/28/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/27/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/27/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/26/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/26/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/25/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/25/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/24/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/24/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/23/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/23/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/22/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/22/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/21/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/21/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/20/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/20/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/19/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/19/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/18/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/18/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/17/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/17/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/16/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/16/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/15/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/15/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/14/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/14/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/13/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/13/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/12/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/12/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/11/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/11/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/10/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/10/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/09/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/09/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/08/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/08/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/07/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/07/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/06/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/06/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/05/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/05/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/04/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/04/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/03/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/03/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/02/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/02/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/01/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/01/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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02/28/2001: Lt. Mark Starkweather--Lt. Mark Starkweather's work in developing underwater demolition, cable cutting, and commando tactics during World War II helped the United States in its efforts to land on Axis-controlled territory. More... |
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02/27/2001: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.--Founder and commander of the Tuskegee Airmen, 33-year veteran of three wars, and son of the Army's first black general, Davis is "a great warrior, a great officer, and a great American," as Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen said when Davis received his fourth star. More... |
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02/26/2001: Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf--Son of a general and himself a West Point graduate, Scwharzkopf found his values inevitably shaped by the U.S. Military Academy. Through a career that included two tours in Vietnam and the command of Operation Desert Storm, he would find those values tested, but ultimately strengthened. More... |
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02/25/2001: Army Pfc. Milton Lee Olive III--At 19, Army Pfc. Milton Lee Olive III was already a seasoned veteran of the war in Vietnam. One day in 1965, this quiet young man from Chicago displayed the kind of courage that still inspires his fellow "Sky Soldiers" and his hometown. More... |
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02/24/2001: Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr.--This Philadelphia native always had his eyes on the skies and a career in aerospace engineering. After flying combat missions for the Air Force over Vietnam, he soared on to get his Ph.D. and to become the first black American in space. More... |
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02/23/2001: Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.--From Tuskegee Airman to the U.S. military's first black four-star general, "Chappie" James achieved an American dream. He was as famous for his patriotism as for his skills as a fighter pilot, declaring, "I've fought in three wars, and three more wouldn't be too many to defend my country." More... |
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02/22/2001: Gen. George Washington--On July 3, 1775, Gen. George Washington halted his horse under an elm on the Cambridge green, drew his sword, and took command of the Continental Army. More... |
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02/21/2001: Lt. Col. Harriet West Waddy--Lt. Col. Harriet West Waddy's was one of only two African-American women to attain the rank of major in the WACs during World War II. More... |
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| 02/20/2001: PFC Leonard Kravitz--Leonard Kravitz, a boy from Brooklyn's largely Jewish Crown Heights neighborhood, took over a machine gun during a Korean War enemy attack and saved his platoon from massacre, refusing to retreat when so ordered. More... | |
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02/19/2001: Sgt. Cornelius H. Charlton--The 21-year-old Charlton volunteered for duty at the front in Korea, where he proved that he was one of the Buffalo Soldiers' -- and the Army's -- most heroic leaders. More... |
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02/18/2001: Gen. Colin Powell--Colin Powell was 10 when President Truman ordered the desegregation of the American armed forces. But the process took time. As the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- now secretary of state --- would say 50 years later, "This isn't ancient history; this is my generation." More... |
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02/17/2001: Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr.--Forty-two years after he entered the Army during the Spanish-American War, Davis finally became the U.S.'s first black flag officer. His slow, steady, and determined rise through the ranks paved the way for countless minority men and women. More... |
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02/16/2001: Pvt. George Watson--During World War II, Pvt. George Watson, a member of the Army's 29th Quartermaster Regiment, dragged injured and helpless comrades to lifeboats before he disappeared beneath the waves. More... |
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| 02/15/2001: Rear Adm. Lillian Fishburne--The first female African-American to be promoted to flag rank in the U.S. Navy "is a woman whose story helps us to understand the truth that women are an indispensable part of today's military," former Defense Secretary William Cohen once said. More... | |
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02/14/2001: The Montford Point Marines--With their valor at Iwo Jima, the Montford Point Marines fought the racism that kept African Americans in the service segregated. More... |
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02/13/2001: Sgt. William H. Carney--Carney and 46 other African-American volunteers from New Bedford were assigned to Company C of the 54th, and their performance at the Civil War siege of Fort Wagner would soon silence those who predicted "the Negro would not fight." More... |
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02/12/2001: Cook 3rd Class William Pinckney --For his selfless heroics during the fierce Guadalcanal campaign of 1942, this Navy cook was awarded the Navy Cross, making him only the second African American to earn the honor. Pinckney is the namesake for a guided-missile destroyer that will be commissioned in 2003. More... |
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02/11/2001: Col. Robert Gould Shaw--Though a son of ardent abolitionists, Robert Gould Shaw was initially reluctant to take command of the Union Army's first black regiment. But after assuming his post, the young colonel became increasingly determined to prove his soldiers' worth. More... |
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02/10/2001: Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti--She went to Vietnam to help the sick, but four years later, Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti became the first American woman imprisoned by the Viet Cong. More... |
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02/09/2001: Maj. Thomas Custer--Younger brother of the famous general, Tom Custer was a distinguished soldier in his own right -- and a Civil War hero. He was the first of only 20 people in history to receive two Medals of Honor. More... |
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02/08/2001: Cpl. Charles Fern Hopkins--Before enlisting in the Union army, Hopkins and his family of ardent abolitionists in Hope, N.J., helped slaves escape the South via the Underground Railroad. Later, Fern was captured and imprisoned at Andersonville, Ga. More... |
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02/07/2001: Lt. Michael Mauritz--After making a deadstick landing in Italy during World War II, P-40 pilot Lt. Michael Mauritz was captured and held as a prisoner of war. He eventually made a daring escape with the aid of many Italian civilians. More... |
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02/06/2001: Army Chaplain George L. Fox--As the transport ship Dorchester sank on Feb. 3, 1943, victim of a German torpedo strike, Army chaplain Fox and three other ministers aboard gave their life jackets to others and went down with the ship in the icy north Atlantic. Theirs is a sacrifice that has never been forgotten. More... |
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02/05/2001: Capt. Edward Rickenbacker--Eddie Rickenbacker gave up a lucrative auto racing career to enlist in the Army during World War I -- only one of the unlikely twists in the career of America's "ace of aces." More... |
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02/04/2001: Ensign Thomas Warner--In a series of letters to his wife in Baltimore, this soldier offers a rare glimpse of life at the front during the War of 1812. He informs Mary Ann that his company is now attached to Gen. Zebulon Pike's brigade, "to embark ? for some secret expedition." More... |
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| 02/03/2001: Anita Newcomb McGee--After graduating from medical school, Anita Newcomb McGee went on to propose, run, and regulate what would become the Army Nurse Corps, which proudly celebrates its 100th birthday on Feb. 2, 2001. More... | |
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| 02/02/2001: Anita Newcomb McGee--After graduating from medical school, Anita Newcomb McGee went on to propose, run, and regulate what would become the Army Nurse Corps, which proudly celebrates its 100th birthday on Feb. 2, 2001. More... | |
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02/01/2001: Maj. Gen. Sam Houston--When personal scandal prompted him to resign as Tennessee's governor in 1829, the colorful Sam Houston retreated from public life. After a brief sojourn among his beloved Cherokee, he turned to Texas, where he helped establish a new nation and became its first president in 1836. More... |
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