82 years ago today, three soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division inspect a German helmet found on a grave near a former Nazi headquarters in Carentan, France. 🪖
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Two MPs stand watch over the temporary grave of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr in Normandy. 🪖
82 years ago today, Roosevelt died of a heart attack a little over a month after landing on Utah Beach for DDay. 🇺🇸
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82 years ago today, Roosevelt died of a heart attack a little over a month after landing on Utah Beach for DDay. 🇺🇸
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In July of 1944, Pfc. Alfonso Ortega of the 607th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company paints white crosses that would be used in the first American Military Cemetery at Vierville-Sur-Mer in Normandy.🪦
Ortega & the 607th arrived in England in March of 1944. Less than a month later, tragedy struck. 🪖
During Operation Tiger, one of the rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the 607th lost 16 men during the tragic German E-boat attack that occurred. ⚓️
Following their work in Normandy, Ortega & his unit moved deeper into the European theater & went on to serve through major operations, including the Battle of the Bulge. 🌨️
The company was awarded the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque for their critical & solemn duties under extreme combat conditions. 🎖️
Ortega survived the war & was discharged by the army, returning home safely to the US after the conclusion of World War II. 🇺🇸
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Ortega & the 607th arrived in England in March of 1944. Less than a month later, tragedy struck. 🪖
During Operation Tiger, one of the rehearsals for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the 607th lost 16 men during the tragic German E-boat attack that occurred. ⚓️
Following their work in Normandy, Ortega & his unit moved deeper into the European theater & went on to serve through major operations, including the Battle of the Bulge. 🌨️
The company was awarded the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque for their critical & solemn duties under extreme combat conditions. 🎖️
Ortega survived the war & was discharged by the army, returning home safely to the US after the conclusion of World War II. 🇺🇸
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In July of 1944, soldiers of the 79th Infantry Division fire on German positions with their M1 Bazooka during the Battle of Normandy.
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“Success in a military operation always feels short-lived. You shoulder your rifle and move on from there to the next battle.”
— Lt. Lynn “Buck” Compton🪂
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— Lt. Lynn “Buck” Compton🪂
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84 years ago, this plane flew its first successful test flight with the last active one retiring in 1972. ✈️
Who has this one without googling? 🤔
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Who has this one without googling? 🤔
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Today in 1969, simmering tensions between the nations of El Salvador and Honduras boil over during a hotly contested World Cup qualifying match. The resulting Football War (or Soccer War) produces 3,000 casualties in just a few days.
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The grave of 25 unknown sailors killed at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Arizona at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. 🇺🇸
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82 years ago today, soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division gather for briefing before launching an attack against German-held St. Lo, France. 🪖
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Depending on the model, it took 28 to 33 standard 20-liter Jerry cans to completely fill the fuel tanks of an empty Sherman tank. ⛽️
Each full steel Jerry can weighed roughly 42 pounds, meaning crew members had to heft nearly 1,400 pounds of fuel & steel by hand just to top off a single tank before it could roll into battle. 🪖
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Each full steel Jerry can weighed roughly 42 pounds, meaning crew members had to heft nearly 1,400 pounds of fuel & steel by hand just to top off a single tank before it could roll into battle. 🪖
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In 1944, a Marine kneels beside the body of his buddy, killed in the invasion of Saipan. 🪖
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📜 On this day in 1799: The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
📷 Photos ©️ by Trustees of the British Museum and Osama S.M. Amin.
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📷 Photos ©️ by Trustees of the British Museum and Osama S.M. Amin.
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🇫🇷 On this day in 1789: The Storming of the Bastille in Paris. This event escalates the widespread discontent into the French Revolution.
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🪨 Stenkvista church runes, a runescape carving in granite, Södermanland, c. 900-1100.
The sculpture is one of many runestones from the end of the Viking Age in Scandinavia and is a memorial dedicated by sons to their father.
📷 Photo by Berig.
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The sculpture is one of many runestones from the end of the Viking Age in Scandinavia and is a memorial dedicated by sons to their father.
📷 Photo by Berig.
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👑 On this day in 138 CE: Emperor Hadrian dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae.
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
📷 Photos by Mark Cartwright and Carole Raddato.
📷 Photo 3 ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin.
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📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
📷 Photos by Mark Cartwright and Carole Raddato.
📷 Photo 3 ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin.
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⛰️ Overview of the thrones and the heads of the gods on the eastern terrace of Mount Nemrut.
From left to right: King Antiochus I, Commagene-Fortuna, Zeus-Oromasdes, Apollo-Mithras and Hercules.
📷 Photo by Carole Raddato.
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From left to right: King Antiochus I, Commagene-Fortuna, Zeus-Oromasdes, Apollo-Mithras and Hercules.
📷 Photo by Carole Raddato.
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If his run through the town of Foy during The Bulge wasn’t enough to impress you, here’s a little more of Ron Speirs’ resume:
- CIB 🪖
- 4 Combat Jumps 🪂
- Silver Star ⭐️
- Legion of Merit 🇺🇸
- Bronze Star 🎖️
- 2 Purple Hearts 💜
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- CIB 🪖
- 4 Combat Jumps 🪂
- Silver Star ⭐️
- Legion of Merit 🇺🇸
- Bronze Star 🎖️
- 2 Purple Hearts 💜
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