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09/30/2002: 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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09/29/2002: 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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09/28/2002: 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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09/27/2002: 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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09/26/2002: 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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09/25/2002: 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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09/24/2002: 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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09/23/2002: 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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09/22/2002: 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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09/21/2002: 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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09/20/2002: 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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09/19/2002: 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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09/18/2002: 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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09/17/2002: 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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09/16/2002: 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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09/15/2002: 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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09/14/2002: 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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09/13/2002: 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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09/12/2002: 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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09/11/2002: 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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09/10/2002: 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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09/09/2002: 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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09/08/2002: 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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09/07/2002: 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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09/06/2002: 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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09/05/2002: 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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09/04/2002: 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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09/03/2002: 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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09/02/2002: 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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09/01/2002: 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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09/28/2001: 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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09/27/2001: 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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09/26/2001: 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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09/25/2001: 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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09/24/2001: 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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09/23/2001: 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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09/22/2001: 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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09/21/2001: 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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09/20/2001: 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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09/19/2001: 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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09/18/2001: 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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09/17/2001: 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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09/16/2001: 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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09/15/2001: 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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09/14/2001: 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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09/13/2001: 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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09/12/2001: 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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09/11/2001: 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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09/08/2001: 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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09/07/2001: 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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09/06/2001: 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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09/05/2001: 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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09/04/2001: 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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09/03/2001: 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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09/02/2001: 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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09/01/2001: 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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09/30/2000: Sgt. Maynard H. Smith Jr.--This ball-turret gunner was 10 years older than the rest of his B-17 crew and slight, which might have been disadvantages in any position other than his. In a mission in France, he used his maturity and compact frame to his advantage and won a Medal of Honor for his actions. More... |
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09/29/2000: Army Gen. Josiah Harmar --A brilliant Revolutionary War leader, Harmar succeeded George Washington as top Army chief. He wasn't so lucky in post-war skirmishes with the Indians... More... |
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| 09/28/2000: Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr.--Marine Corps Gen. Leonard Fielding Chapman Jr., the man who guided the Corps through the turbulence of the 1960s without losing his gentlemanly ways or compromising his values, was described as "a Rock of Gibraltar in a sea of change." More... | |
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09/27/2000: 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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| 09/26/2000: USAF Sgt. Maynard H. Smith, Jr.--USAF Sgt. Maynard H. Smith, Jr. was ten years older than the rest of his B-17 crew and very slight, which might have been disadvantages in any position other than that of ball-turret gunner. In a mission in France, he used his maturity and compact frame to his advantage and won a Medal of Honor for his actions. More... | |
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09/25/2000: 2nd Lt. Frank Luke--He was a fighter pilot who preferred to work alone and sometimes defied orders to do so. Despite such discipline problems, Frank Luke at 21 was one of the top aces of World War I, running a close race with Eddie Rickenbacker for No. 1. More... |
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09/24/2000: Capt. Nathan Hale--On a Sunday morning in September 1776, a 21-year-old schoolteacher lost his life, seemingly without regret, after he was caught spying for his country. His death and his memorable last words sealed Nathan Hale's fame. More... |
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09/23/2000: Lt. William Clark--Following in the footsteps of his Revolutionary War-hero brothers, Clark became a soldier in what was then considered America's west. But when Meriwether Lewis invited him to help push the frontier to the Pacific, Clark eagerly joined the Louisiana Purchase expedition. More... |
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09/22/2000: Gen. Zachary Taylor--A career soldier and hero of the 1846-1848 war with Mexico, the politically inexperienced Taylor rode his postwar popularity into the White House. His brief presidential term was marked with conflicts that would continue to escalate, erupting into civil war more than a decade later. More... |
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09/21/2000: 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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| 09/20/2000: Col. Samuel Nelson Drew --Col. Samuel Nelson Drew was working toward a diplomatic settlement to the Bosnian conflict when a car accident took his life and he became the first U.S. casualty of that conflict. More... | |
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09/19/2000: 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez--One of the Korean War's most indelible images that of a young Marine scaling a wall during the invasion of Inchon on Sept. 15, 1950. Pictured with his torso poised over the battlement, 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez of Tampa, Fla., is the picture of indomitable military courage. More... |
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09/18/2000: Jacob Frankel--In 1861, Congress ordered each Army regiment to secure a Christian military chaplain. President Abraham Lincoln later persuaded Congress to amend the law. and he appointed the Army's first Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Jacob Frankel. More... |
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| 09/17/2000: Richard Blackburn Black--Richard Blackburn Black's training came in handy during the three Antarctic expeditions he made with Adm. Richard Byrd. The first, in 1933, earned him the Navy's Special Silver Medal. More... | |
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| 09/16/2000: Col. Francis Channing Barlow--At the Battle of Antietam on Sept. 17., 1862, Col. Francis Channing Barlow had joint command of the 61st and 64th New York regiments; his forces repulsed a Confederate attack and in one maneuver took 300 prisoners. More... | |
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| 09/15/2000: Col. Francis Channing Barlow--At the Battle of Antietam on Sept. 17., 1862, Col. Francis Channing Barlow had joint command of the 61st and 64th New York regiments; his forces repulsed a Confederate attack and in one maneuver took 300 prisoners. More... | |
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| 09/14/2000: Col. Vernon P. Ligon Jr.--Between Memorial Day and Veteran's Day lies a lesser-known but no less important commemoration. POW/MIA Day, Sept. 15, is a day for remembering the men and women who, like Air Force Col. Vernon P. Ligon Jr., who was held captive three times in three separate wars. More... | |
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09/13/2000: Capt. Quentin R. Walsh--Capturing the vital port of Cherbourg seemed impossible as long as the Germans held the French city's fortress. But Quentin R. Walsh, a Coast Guard officer, stepped forward and took the fort with only a handful of men -- and a successful gambler's bluff. More... |
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09/12/2000: Capt. Gregory M. Cindrich--Capt. Gregory M. Cindrich was proud of his work as an Air Force pilot, and "especially proud of several humanitarian missions," according to a classmate. It is no small irony that he lost his life while returning from such a mission on Sept. 13, 1997. More... |
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| 09/11/2000: Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough--On Sept. 11, 1814, Master Commandant Thomas Macdonough commanded the flagship Eagle at Plattsburgh Bay and within three hours the British surrendered in face of the rapid and powerful fire from the American ships. The Battle of Plattsburgh was one of the most decisive and effective in American history. More... | |
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| 09/10/2000: Lt. Gen. Henry Louis Larsen--On July 21, 1944, U.S. Marines landed on Guam to recapture the island from Japanese rule. Gen. Henry Louis Larsen began his assignment as island commander on what has come to be known as Liberation Day. More... | |
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| 09/09/2000: Brig. Gen. Stephen Moylan--Moylan was a rather dismal quartermaster -- he outfitted his troops in red coats before engaging the British -- but this jovial man led troops valiantly throughout the Revolution. More... | |
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| 09/08/2000: Gen. Roscoe Robinson Jr.--A committee at West Post has lauded graduate Gen. Roscoe Robinson Jr., the first African-American Army officer to wear four stars, as a role model combat arms officer for all cadets. More... | |
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09/07/2000: Maj. Louis Cukela--Maj. Louis Cukela is one of the "Giants of the Corps," whose name and picture can be found at many Marine bases around the world. He died in 1956, the last living double Medal of Honor winner. More... |
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09/06/2000: Sgt. Ezra Lee--When the first submarine in history set sail in 1776, a soldier of the Continental Army was at the helm. Sgt. Ezra Lee volunteered to steer the experimental Turtle across New York Harbor for a sneak attack on a British warship. More... |
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09/05/2000: 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 on Sept. 5, 1836. More... |
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09/04/2000: Brig. Gen. William Maxwell--This hard-fighting New Jersey campaigner's Maxwell's Brigade was George Washington's "strike" force, moving with lightning speed to hit the enemy whenever possible, then retreating. On Sept. 3, 1777, they stung the advancing British at Cooch's Bridge, en route to Philadelphia. More... |
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09/03/2000: Geronimo--To the Apaches, he was the embodiment of ancient values and warrior spirit. To the pioneers in Arizona and New Mexico, he was a bloodthirsty murderer. And to the U.S. government, Geronimo was a wily "hostile" who evaded capture until formally surrendering Sept. 4, 1886. More... |
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09/02/2000: Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood--Like the Texas brigade he led, the Confederacy's youngest general was known for his reckless courage. By the time he came to the defense of Atlanta in the summer of 1864, he had lost a leg and the use of one arm in battle -- and on Sept. 1, he lost Atlanta. More... |
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| 09/01/2000: Col. John Haslet--Studying for the ministry may not seem like proper preparation for leading men into battle. But it was a Presbyterian minister, Col. John Haslet, who ably commanded Delaware's only regiment of the Revolutionary War. More... | |
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