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Americans under Major Henry Lee take the British garrison at Paulus Hook, New Jersey.
1812: The U.S. Navy frigate Constitution defeats the British frigate Guerri?re in a furious engagement off the coast of Nova Scotia. Witnesses claimed that the British shot merely bounced off the Constitutions sides, as if the ship were made of iron rather than wood leading to her nickname of "Old Ironsides". 1914: The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) lands in France. 1942: A raid on Dieppe, France by British and Canadian commandos is repulsed by the German Army. 1944: In an effort to prevent a communist uprising in Paris, Charles de Gualle begins attacking German forces all around the city. 1950: The United Nations accepted offers of troops from Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Thailand and the Philippines. 1950: South Korean forces recaptured Pohang and Kigye. 1953: The Iranian military, with the support and financial assistance of the United States government, overthrows the government of Premier Mohammed Mosaddeq and reinstates the Shah of Iran. 1965: U.S. forces destroy a Viet Cong stronghold near Van Tuong, in South Vietnam. 1970: Cambodia and the U.S. sign a military aid agreement worth $40 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. |
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Men and women die in the forces, this is fact of life, I think the main problem is that some people try and make political capital out of this sad time on the way they put it over. Now have I seen CNN cover it at times by just showing a photo of the person in happier times with a caption of Fallen Hero. Now I am not an American but I have served in the UK armed forces, but I feel that those who died in a combat zone should be acknowledged.
The family should be asked first if they wish to have a media frenzy created over their loved one. If the family chooses to not have, the paparazzi swarming over the grave then the government should prohibit the coverage and the families' wishes should be honored.
I agree.
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