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July 04, 2007
Pledge Of Allegiance History
Francis Bellamy lived in Rome, N.Y., and wrote the Pledge of Allegiance.
Click through for the history of the Pledge of Allegiance that Bellamy penned.Rome is historically significant for several other reasons. Ft. Stanwix in Rome was the first place the Stars and Stripes flew in the face of the enemy. The Battle of Oriskany, within the borders of Rome, was one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War. The first shovel of dirt for the Erie Canal, which opened travel to the West (which was Buffalo at the time), was turned in Rome (and “We’ll make Rome before 6 O’Clock, 15 Miles on the Erie Canal” was a lyric from a song we all had to sing in elementary school).
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Posted on July 4, 2007 12:42 AM by revolu813.
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July 03, 2007
Read And weep
Army Major General Antonio M. Taguba's investigation of army regulation violations at Abu Ghraib is a story getting little attention in the main stream media.
Late January 2004 Taguba was given the job of investigating Abu Ghraib because of circumstance: the senior officer of the 800th Military Police Brigade, to which the soldiers in the photographs belonged, was a one-star general; Army regulations required that the head of the inquiry be senior to the commander of the unit being investigated, and Taguba, a two-star general, was available.
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Posted on July 3, 2007 09:44 PM by army r809.
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American National Identity
Learning World War 2 history from grandpa.
I am fortunate, because I had a grandfather who took the time to teach me about History. Starting around when I was a 5 or 6 my grandfather would sit with me and page through a large book which was my own Thru the Looking Glass view of Wonderland. It’s title was ‘LIFE’s Picture History of World War II’. I can still remember him sitting patiently as I turned each page and explained what each picture in this huge book was about, and its context.
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Posted on July 3, 2007 07:41 PM by world 818.
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July 02, 2007
Everybody Loves A Parade
The Vermont Civil War Hemlocks show up at the parade!
Click through for more snaps!When — with a bang! — the 3rd Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry arrived on the scene, I dove in front of the crowds to catch some candid shots between volleys.
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Posted on July 2, 2007 01:33 AM by civil 811.
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