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07/31/2002: 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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07/30/2002: 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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07/29/2002: 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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07/28/2002: 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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07/27/2002: 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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07/26/2002: 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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07/25/2002: 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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07/24/2002: 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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07/23/2002: 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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07/22/2002: 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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07/21/2002: 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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07/20/2002: 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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07/19/2002: 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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07/18/2002: 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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07/17/2002: 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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07/16/2002: 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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07/15/2002: 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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07/14/2002: 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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07/13/2002: 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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07/12/2002: 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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07/11/2002: 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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07/10/2002: 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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07/09/2002: 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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07/08/2002: 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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07/07/2002: 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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07/06/2002: 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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07/05/2002: 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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07/04/2002: 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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07/03/2002: 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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07/02/2002: 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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07/01/2002: 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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07/31/2001: 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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07/30/2001: 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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07/29/2001: 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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07/28/2001: 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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07/27/2001: 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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07/26/2001: 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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07/25/2001: 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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07/24/2001: 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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07/23/2001: 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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07/22/2001: 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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07/21/2001: 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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07/20/2001: 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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07/19/2001: 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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07/18/2001: 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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07/17/2001: 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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07/16/2001: 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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07/15/2001: 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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07/14/2001: 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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07/13/2001: 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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07/12/2001: 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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07/11/2001: 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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07/10/2001: 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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07/09/2001: 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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07/07/2001: 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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07/06/2001: 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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07/05/2001: 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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07/04/2001: 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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07/03/2001: 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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07/02/2001: 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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07/31/2000: Commodore Stephen Decatur--In 1815, Commodore Stephen Decatur was sent to North Africa, where the Barbary powers of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli were encouraging -- or at the very least permitting -- piracy. More... |
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07/30/2000: Francis Salvador--When Francis Salvador, an English Jew, came to the American colonies from his native London in 1773, he was "tired of living the life of a dandy." He escaped that lifestyle very effectively by devoting himself to the patriot cause. More... |
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07/29/2000: Rear Adm. Charles McVay III--A 15-year-old student persuaded Congress to pass a resolution exonerating Rear Adm. Charles McVay III, the captain of the USS Indianapolis who was court-martialed for losing his ship to a Japanese torpedo during World War II. More... |
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07/28/2000: The Rev. George L. Fox--The Rev. George L. Fox and three other ministers aboard the Dorchester, a luxury liner turned transport ship, gave their life jackets to others when the boat began to sink after being hit by a torpedo. In 1961, Congress authorized for the four a unique Special Medal for Heroism. More... |
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07/27/2000: Brig. Gen. Tadeusz Kosciuszko--During the Revolutionary War, military engineers were scarce, and the Continental Congress eagerly accepted the services of Tadeusz Kosciuszko. The Polish nobleman's brilliant strategy was responsible for many American victories. More... |
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07/26/2000: Lt. Gen. Nelson A. Miles--Even in an era known for colorful military leaders, Nelson Appleton Miles stood out as a "brave peacock." This ambitious general of the Army's campaign against the Great Plains tribes was self-schooled in military tactics and a shameless self-promoter. More... |
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07/25/2000: Air Force Col. Michael Collins--After Air Force Col. Michael Collins made his mark as Apollo 11's Command Module Pilot in 1969, he served as director of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., where the Columbia capsule is displayed. More... |
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07/24/2000: Maj. John Hottell III--Maj. John Hottell III wrote his own obituary before he died. In it, he said "I deny that I died for anything -- not my country, not my Army, not my fellow man. I lived for these things, and the manner in which I chose to do it involved the very real chance that I would die." More... |
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07/23/2000: Engineman 2nd Class Michael E. Thornton--After a firefight, Engineman 2nd Class Michael E. Thornton carried his wounded lieutenant into the water and inflated his lifejacket and swam with him until they were out of the range of fire. More... |
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07/22/2000: Army Capt. Bob Dole--Maimed in battle during World War II, Army Capt. Bob Dole championed the cause of the disabled througout his political career. He created the Dole Foundation and pushed the Americans With Disabilities Act through Congress. More... |
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07/21/2000: Gen. Thomas Jefferson Rusk--As a fighter for Texas' freedom, Thomas Jefferson Rusk played a key role at San Jacinto and in the young republic's victory over Mexico. Later, with friend Sam Houston, he was elected to represent the new state of Texas in Washington. More... |
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07/20/2000: Navy Fireman 2nd Class Robert Penn--Navy Fireman 2nd Class Robert Penn received the Medal of Honor for his bravery in acting quickly to prevent an explosion aboard USS Iowa during the Spanish-American War. More... |
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| 07/19/2000: Maj. Gen. Norman 'Dutch' Cota--Maj. Gen. Norman "Dutch" Cota, the first American general and perhaps the oldest man to set foot on Omaha beach on D-Day, "never wavered, never hesitated, never thought twice" in his resolve to get his troops off the bloody beaches. More... | |
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07/18/2000: Army Gen. William Shafter--Despite the United States' lackluster performance in the Spanish-American War, Army Gen. William Shafter was able to obtain Spain's "capitulation." More... |
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| 07/17/2000: Gen. Edward Braddock--What George Washington learned about the British army from Gen. Edward Braddock, his French and Indian War commanding officer, may have contributed to American victories a generation later. More... | |
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| 07/16/2000: 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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07/15/2000: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower--As supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower knew the power of military might. As America's 34th president, he wielded that might to keep the peace. More... |
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07/14/2000: 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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07/13/2000: HM3 Robert Ingram--HM3 Robert Ingram "pushed, pulled, cajoled, and doctored his Marines for hours" in Vietnam, according to his Medal of Honor citation.
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07/12/2000: Staff Sgt. William Gordon Windrich--Staff Sgt. William Gordon Windrich, after being wounded by a grenade, led his platoon of Marines to attack a group of enemy soldiers in Korea in 1950. More... |
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07/11/2000: Capt. Barron T. Nelson--Capt. Barron T. Nelson, whose right leg had been amputated below the knee after an accident on the USS Higbee, returned to full active duty and was named skipper of the USS Tawasa. More... |
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07/10/2000: Navy Capt. George L. Street--It was a perilous patrol in waters heavy with Japanese ships, but the USS Tirante was successful, making skipper George L. Street a Medal of Honor recipient and a legend among submariners. More... |
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| 07/09/2000: Lt. Col. John U. D. Page--After years spent training others to be warriors, Lt. Col. John U. D. Page went to Korea, where he proved his own battlefield mettle time and again over 12 incredible days. More... | |
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07/08/2000: Navy Capt. David McCampbell--The Navy's top flying ace of World War II, David McCampbell scored a nine-kill record in one incredible day over Leyte Gulf. More... |
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| 07/07/2000: 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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| 07/06/2000: Capt. Harry S. Truman--Capt. Harry S. Truman, the future 33rd president, turned burly World War I troops into a crack combat unit. More... | |
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| 07/05/2000: Gen. Jacob Brown--A pacifist Quaker and a smuggler, Jacob Brown seemed an unlikely choice as a military leader. But he emerged from the War of 1812 a national hero and a great military strategist. More... | |
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| 07/04/2000: Militia Col. James Madison--Although better known as the architect of the Constitution, James Madison was also one of the citizen soldiers of the American Revolution and carried the ideals of his military training throughout his political career. More... | |
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| 07/03/2000: Marine Lance Cpl. Jedh Colby Barker--Marine Lance Cpl. Jedh Colby Barker threw himself on a live grenade to protect his fellow Marines. After absorbing the explosion, he crawled to a wounded comrade's side to administer first aid before finally succumbing to his wounds. More... | |
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| 07/02/2000: Capt. John Chafee--Capt. John Chafee, the late Rhode Island governor and U.S. Senator, is remembered for leadership in government -- and in the field in Korea. More... | |
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| 07/01/2000: Navy Lt. Adrian Marks--Navy Lt. Adrian Marks directed his seaplane's crew to land in 12-foot swells to save 56 survivors from the sunken U.S.S. Indianapolis. More... | |
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