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04/17/2003: 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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04/16/2003: 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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04/15/2003: 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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04/14/2003: 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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04/13/2003: 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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04/12/2003: 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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04/11/2003: 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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04/10/2003: 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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04/09/2003: 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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04/08/2003: 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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04/07/2003: 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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04/06/2003: 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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04/05/2003: 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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04/04/2003: 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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04/03/2003: 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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04/02/2003: 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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04/01/2003: 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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04/30/2002: 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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04/29/2002: 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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04/28/2002: 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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04/27/2002: 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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04/26/2002: 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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04/25/2002: 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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04/24/2002: 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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04/23/2002: 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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04/22/2002: 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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04/21/2002: 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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04/20/2002: 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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04/19/2002: 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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04/18/2002: 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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04/17/2002: 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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04/16/2002: 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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04/15/2002: 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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04/14/2002: 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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04/13/2002: 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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04/12/2002: 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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04/11/2002: 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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04/10/2002: 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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04/09/2002: 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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04/08/2002: 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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04/07/2002: 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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04/06/2002: 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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04/05/2002: 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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04/04/2002: 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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04/03/2002: 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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04/02/2002: 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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04/01/2002: 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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| 04/30/2001: Adm. David Farragut--All the highest ranks in the Navy -- rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral of the Navy -- were created for one man: the inimitable David Glasgow Farragut, hero of the Battle of Mobile Bay. More... | |
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| 04/29/2001: Adm. David Farragut--All the highest ranks in the Navy -- rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral of the Navy -- were created for one man: the inimitable David Glasgow Farragut, hero of the Battle of Mobile Bay. More... | |
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04/29/2001: 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy--Audie Murphy's life might have been written for the silver screen: a Texas sharecropper's son grows up to become the most decorated combat soldier of World War II, then a movie star. More... |
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| 04/28/2001: Adm. David Farragut--All the highest ranks in the Navy -- rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral of the Navy -- were created for one man: the inimitable David Glasgow Farragut, hero of the Battle of Mobile Bay. More... | |
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04/27/2001: Lt. j.g. J. Robert Kerrey--While serving in Vietnam in 1969, a wounded Navy Lt. j.g. J. Robert Kerrey led his SEALs to safety following a Viet Cong ambush. More... |
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| 04/26/2001: Army Air Forces Col. Leon William Johnson--In August 1943, Army Air Forces Col. Leon William Johnson and his "Flying Eightballs" attempted to knock out heavily defended refineries in Romania. Of the six planes in his formation, only Johnson's returned to its Libyan base. More... | |
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| 04/25/2001: Gen. Douglas MacArthur--Gen. Douglas MacArthur's life began and ended with the Army, but also seemed inextricably linked with Asia -- from his father's role as military governor to his own as Far East commander stationed there. More... | |
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04/24/2001: Col. Charles Beckwith--Col. "Chargin' Charlie" Beckwith was a tough Army leader who left little to chance. But not even he could overcome the obstacles that stood between his elite commandos and the liberation of U.S. hostages in Iran. More... |
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04/23/2001: Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz--Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered Chester Nimitz to "get the hell to Pearl and stay there until the war is won." Nimitz coordinated an offensive that brought unconditional surrender from the Japanese. More... |
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04/22/2001: Col. Charles Zagonyi--A captain of cavalry by profession, Zagonyi left his native Hungary after taking part in a failed 1848 rebellion. In the U.S., he worked as a farmhand, tailor, housepainter, and riding instructor before joining Gen. John C. Fremont's Western Department. More... |
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04/21/2001: Col. Charles Zagonyi--A captain of cavalry by profession, Zagonyi left his native Hungary after taking part in a failed 1848 rebellion. In the U.S., he worked as a farmhand, tailor, housepainter, and riding instructor before joining Gen. John C. Fremont's Western Department. More... |
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04/20/2001: Maj. William McKinley--The 25th-president-to-be was commanding troops at Cedar Creek, Va., when a Confederate ambush threatened to overwhelm the Union positions. More... |
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04/19/2001: Airman 1st Class William H. Pitsenbarger--More than 34 years after he died helping U.S. soldiers under heavy fire in a Vietnam jungle, the 21-year-old pararescue medic today becomes the second Air Force enlisted member to receive the Medal of Honor. More... |
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04/18/2001: Rear Adm. Isaac C. Kidd Sr.--The day was just beginning for "Cap" Kidd and the men serving aboard his flagship, the Arizona, when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began 59 years ago today. Before it was over, the Arizona was destroyed, along with 1,177 of her crew. More... |
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04/17/2001: Admiral Alene B. Duerk--Shortly after the Navy was ordered to eliminate any roadblocks to the promotion of women in 1972, Alene B. Duerk became the first woman ever to be promoted to the rank of admiral. More... |
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| 04/16/2001: Oliver Hazard Perry--In July 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry become the first American naval commander to defeat an entire British squadron and successfully bring every ship back to base. He was a hero at 28 when comrades coined the term, "Perry's Luck." More... | |
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04/15/2001: Gen. George B. McClellan--There was no question of George B. McClellan's brilliance as organizer of the Union Army. But his performance in the Peninsular Campaign and at Antietam prompted Lincoln to send him home in disgrace. McClellan retaliated: on Aug. 31, 1864, he became Lincoln's opponent in the presidential race. More... |
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04/14/2001: 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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04/13/2001: 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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04/12/2001: Brig. Gen. 'Kit' Carson--Christopher Huston Carson couldn't sign his name until he was over 30, but his experiences as a trapper, scout, Indian agent and soldier in the West made him a true legend in his own time. More... |
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04/11/2001: Michael J. Walsh--At age 22, Michael J. Walsh was put in charge of a band of 105 mercenaries. Their goal was to get as much information as possible from their quarry. ?But one of my rules was no torture... I would never allow it," the Navy SEAL said. More... |
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04/10/2001: Michael J. Walsh--At age 22, Michael J. Walsh was put in charge of a band of 105 mercenaries. Their goal was to get as much information as possible from their quarry. ?But one of my rules was no torture... I would never allow it," the Navy SEAL said. More... |
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04/09/2001: Lt. j.g. George H. W. Bush--His experiences as a young Navy pilot in the Pacific theater of World War II shaped the man who would become 41st president of the U.S. Today, George Bush will look on as his son, George W. Bush, becomes the nation's 43rd president. More... |
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04/08/2001: 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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04/07/2001: Gen. William Henry Harrison--Perhaps William Henry Harrison's greatest legacy as president was that he was the first to die in office -- within a month of his inauguration. But before his brief presidency, "Old Tippecanoe" secured the Northwest from British invasion and a place for himself in history. More... |
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04/06/2001: 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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04/05/2001: Sgt. Hiroshi Miyamura--After his release from a North Korean POW camp, Army Sgt. Miyamura was not jubilant but nervous -- he feared court martial for losing too many of his troops in a human wave assault. Instead, he received the Medal of Honor for his valiant actions. More... |
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| 04/04/2001: Capt. John Morrison Birch--Capt. John Morrison Birch, who spent World War II working behind enemy lines in China on behalf of the Office of Strategic Services, is considered by many to be the first casualty of the Cold War. More... | |
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04/03/2001: John Armstrong--Despite Secretary of War John Armstrong's assurances to the contrary, British forces were able to invade Washington and burn the Capitol and the White House during the War of 1812. More... |
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| 04/02/2001: Oliver Hazard Perry--In July 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry become the first American naval commander to defeat an entire British squadron and successfully bring every ship back to base. He was a hero at 28 when comrades coined the term, "Perry's Luck." More... | |
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| 04/01/2001: Gen. James H. Doolittle--"His life intersected with many of the most critical moments in the history of aviation and airpower," wrote C.V. Glines, who assisted Gen. James H. Doolittle in writing his memoirs, "I Could Never Be So Lucky Again." More... | |
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| 04/30/2000: Marine Sgt. Ron Kovic--Paraplegic former Marine Ron Kovic became an activist for peace and an advocate for veterans. His book, "Born on the Fourth of July," chronicled the effects of anti-war sentiment on the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. More... | |
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| 04/29/2000: Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Blassie--For years, a body lay in the Tomb of the Unknowns, representing all of the unidentified American dead of the Vietnam War. But his family's persistence and DNA analysis finally led to the identification of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie's remains. More... | |
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| 04/28/2000: Army Capt. Victor Baranski--His courage and fluency in languages made Victor Baranski an ideal candidate for the dangerous OSS mission. His WWII assignment took the former Army mess sergeant behind enemy lines into Slovenia. More... | |
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| 04/27/2000: 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy--Audie Murphy's life might have been written for the silver screen: a Texas sharecropper's son grows up to become the most decorated combat soldier of World War II, then a movie star. More... | |
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| 04/26/2000: Paul Revere--The myth of this Revolutionary War patriot's ride does not capture the full extent of his bravery in warning the Sons of Liberty leaders about the imminent arrival of British troops. More... | |
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| 04/25/2000: Adm. George Dewey--Adm. George Dewey led the United States to victory at the Battle of Manila, a conflict that marked the birth of the modern U.S. Navy. More... | |
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| 04/24/2000: Army Col. Charles Beckwith--Col. "Chargin' Charlie" Beckwith was a tough leader who left little to chance. But not even he could overcome the obstacles that stood between his elite commandos and the liberation of U.S. hostages in Iran. More... | |
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| 04/23/2000: Army Sgt. Cornelius H. Charlton--Sgt. Cornelius H. Charlton volunteered for duty at the front in Korea, where he proved he was one of the Buffalo Soldiers' -- and the Army's -- most heroic leaders. More... | |
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| 04/22/2000: John Paul Jones--John Paul Jones took a slow, ill-equipped French merchant vessel, rechristened it the Bonhomme Richard, and sailed to the English coast in search of a battle. He found an epic one with the Serapis. More... | |
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| 04/21/2000: Lt. (j.g.) Albert L. David--The capture of U-505 by a boarding party led by Lt. (j.g.) Albert L. David was the first high-seas capture by U.S. sailors since 1815. More... | |
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| 04/20/2000: Army Sgt. Maj. Marion R. Ross--Marion Ross became the first noncommissioned officer to receive the Unites States' highest honor after he led the Union raiders who hijacked a Confederate train in Georgia. He was hanged in Atlanta after he was caught. More... | |
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| 04/19/2000: 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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| 04/18/2000: Navy Warrant Officer Floyd Bennett--Few remember Floyd Bennett, the self-effacing man who piloted his friend, Richard Byrd, on the historic 1926 first flight over the North Pole. But did they really make it to the pole? Historians differ. More... | |
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| 04/17/2000: Seaman 1st Class William B. Tinneny--After World War II, Bruce Tinneny seldom spoke of his days as a young naval gunner aboard a Merchant Marine vessel in the North Atlantic -- or of the valor he displayed when the SS Winkoop ran into trouble one night. More... | |
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| 04/16/2000: Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro--As enemy fire raked the Guadalcanal beach, Coast Guard Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro placed his boat to cover the Marines. His efforts would earn him the only Medal of Honor awarded to a Coast Guardsman. More... | |
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| 04/15/2000: Army Col. James 'Nick' Rowe --Green Beret Nick Rowe used the horrors of a Vietnam POW camp to create a new breed of survival training. Eleven years after his assassination in Manila, he still casts a long shadow in Special Forces. More... | |
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| 04/13/2000: Army 2nd Lt. Reba Whittle--Flight nurse Reba Whittle emerged from the wreckage of a medical evacuation plane shot down over Germany and become the only American woman held as a POW in WWII Europe. More... | |
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| 04/12/2000: President Theodore Roosevelt--When the Spanish-American War heated up, Roosevelt resigned as assistant secretary of the Navy to volunteer with the Rough Riders. More... | |
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| 04/11/2000: Rear Adm. Richard Nott Antrim--Antrim earned the respect of his Japanese captors when he stood up to them on behalf of a fellow prisoner of war at Makassar. More... | |
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04/10/2000: Sgt. 1st Class Randall D. Shughart--When an Army Black Hawk helicopter went down in Somalia in October 1993, Ranger sniper Shughart died trying to protect the crew. More... |
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| 04/07/2000: Sen. J. Robert Kerrey--While serving in Vietnam in 1969, a wounded Navy Lt. (j.g.) J. Robert Kerrey led his SEALs to safety following a Viet Cong ambush. More... | |
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| 04/05/2000: Army Gen. Matthew Bunker Ridgway--Army Gen. Matthew Bunker Ridgway, a pioneer of airborne assaults led American forces in Normandy, United Nations troops in Korea, and served as Army Chief of Staff. His finest hour came in the dark days of 1950, when his leadership turned a U.N. retreat into an offensive. More... | |
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| 04/02/2000: "H.R." McMaster: Hero of 73 Easting --On Feb. 26, 1991, the 2nd squadron of the 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment engaged Iraqi tanks in a clash known as the Battle of 73 Easting. In about 24 minutes, the squadron destroyed about 30 Iraqi tanks, 16 infantry fighting vehicles and 39 trucks - without suffering a single American casualty. The man who led this attack was "H.R." McMaster. More... | |
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