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1789: George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, is unanimously elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast their votes. 1847: General Sterling Price and his troops attack the fortified Taos Pueblo being held by revolting Pueblo Indians and firebrand Hispano nationalists with 2 hours of cannonade. 1861: Representatives from 13 Northern and 7 border states hold a Peace Convention in Washington in an attempt to avoid civil war. 1861: The Confederate States of America are born when the Provisional Congress convenes in Montgomery, Alabama. 1899: After an exchange of gunfire, fighting breaks out between American troops and Filipinos near Manila, sparking the Philippine-American War. 1915: Germany decrees British waters as part of the war zone; all ships to be sunk without warning. 1923: French troops take the territories of Offenburg, Appenweier and Buhl in the Ruhr as a part of the agreement ending World War I. 1938: Hitler seizes control of the German army & puts Nazis in key posts. 1941: The United Service Organization (U.S.O.) is formed to cater to armed forces and defense industries. |
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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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