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Military History
January 16, 2024 | View in browser
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‘Long-overdue recognition’: Navy to name destroyer after the ‘Human Tugboat,’ Charles Jackson French
When the USS Gregory was sunk in September 1942 near Guadalcanal, Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French tied a rope around his waist and swam for hours, pulling a raft through treacherous waters to carry 15 sailors to safety on the Solomon Islands.
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From the archives, 2003: Pulling double duty in Iraqi water
Amid the growing armada in the Persian Gulf, some U.S. sailors are tackling two tasks at the same time: preparing for war and enforcing U.N. sanctions against Iraq.
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Martin Luther King Jr. spoke candidly on the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1959 sermon
Martin Luther King Jr. offered his most unfiltered thoughts on the conflict in a 1959 sermon titled “A Walk Through the Holy Land,” following a Middle East trip.
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Victims of nuclear weapon development plan Capitol Hill barrage
Senators pushing to expand aid for radiation victims were infuriated in December when a provision to reauthorize a compensation fund that expires in June was stripped from the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, largely because of concerns about the projected $147B price tag.
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15th century shipwreck reveals ‘surprising’ cargo and weapons for fending off pirates
While exploring a 500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sweden, divers discovered “surprising” cargo and weapons that may have helped repel pirates.
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