May 2012
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April 2012
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“Good. Now I can shoot in all directions.”
– When the Marines found themselves surrounded by Chinese troops near the “Frozen Chosin” during the Korean War, a Marine officer summed it up for his men. (via reasonstolovethecorps)
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“Here’s a window into a tragedy within the American military: For every soldier...”
– New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof • In an opinion piece on the death of soldiers after they return home. A few other key stats — more former soldiers have committed suicide after returning home than died in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq combined, being a veteran doubles the risk of suicide,...
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Anonymous asked: I'm pretty sure the picture of that smiling spy is a fake btw
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April 24, 1915
hellolori:
Today, April 24th, we remember the victims of the Armenian Genocide. 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children were systematically massacred by the Ottoman Turkish government in attempts to destroy the race. Intellectual leaders, politicians, clergy, etc. were killed first, in effect leaving the masses without leaders.
The rest were taken on death marches through deserts without...
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“It is fun to be in the same decade with you.”
– An excerpt of a cable sent from Franklin Roosevelt to Winston Churchill
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