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1862: Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson takes Front Royal, Virginia. 1864: The campaign between Union commander Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, continues southward to the North Anna River around Hanover Junction. 1900: Civil War hero Sgt. William H. Carney becomes the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor, thirty-seven years after the Battle of Fort Wagner. 1901: American forces capture Filipino rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo. 1915: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. 1945: Heinrich Himmler, chief of the SS, assistant chief of the Gestapo, and architect of Hitlers program to exterminate European Jews, commits suicide one day after being arrested by the British. 1951: Eighth Army advanced toward the Kansas and Wyoming Lines to the base of the Iron Triangle against stiffening enemy resistance. By the end of May, the communists had suffered 17,000 killed and an equal number were taken prisoner. 1971: North Vietnamese demolition experts infiltrate the major U.S. air base at Cam Ranh Bay. 1972: Heavy U.S. air attacks that began with an order by President Richard Nixon on May 8 are widened to include more industrial and non-military sites. |
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My friends and neighbors at my friendly, local draft board.
The lay off notice from Ford, my age of 18, the year 1965, escalations going on in SE Asia, the card in my wallet that said "1-A," made the choice elementary. It was either enlist or go to the Infantry.
I ran out of money for college so rather than be drafted I joined to get a job I could do on the outside: X-ray.
Born in 1947 I was 18 in 1965 when they started drafting 18 year olds. It was my turn to serve just like my Dad, Granddad and great grandDAD
My self, I became an armour man. Now serving on my soon nine year, and maybe signing up for a new six years.
duty
Packo
Keith
The whole ambience of the WW2 period activated me and most of my classmates to join the military.
...It was just the right thing to do as a person for the Nation...
Most influenced by a long family history.
I have always been a fan/student of military history and have been intrigued by the battles and personalities in wars past. I suppose when it was my turn I naturally went the way of those before me. My father fought in WW2 and my grandfather in WW1. I guess I wanted to do my part to serve my country in some way. I was in the US Army for 8 years after high school (although my Dad wanted me to go Air Force) and I'm glad for the experience, though I never fought in a war. I came close by being called up for Grenada and Panama, but my units never left.
Me too.
I must admit, honestly, that "Uncle Sugar" ORDERED me to report. No choice in the matter. Ha! Like the guy once said, "I wouldn't take a million dollars for my experience, but I wouldn't give you a nickle to do it again."
The Patroits of World War 2
me too
would do it all again.
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