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ACG WebOps (7 April 2007)Jim H. Moreno April 07, 2007 | 0 comments | Print | E-mail
Welcome to WebOps, Armchair General’s weekly recon of links to military history news, articles, websites, and more. Vimy Ridge was the topic on many Canadian online news sites last week, in preparation for this week’s anniversary. The last known surviving WWI Navy vet has passed away, and the upcoming Military History Carnival is still seeking submissions before kicking off later this week. Clicks away! NewsLast WWI Navy vet dies in Md. at age 105 – Yahoo! News CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. – Lloyd Brown, the last known surviving World War I Navy veteran, has died. He was 105.
Military vehicle convention landed – Evansville Courier Press Evansville will host the 2009 Military Vehicle Preservation Association’s international convention thanks to the work of two LST 325 crew members who rallied support from the organization’s board.
Canada to remove mistake-ridden WWI exhibit – Reuters.com OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will remove the French-language exhibit at a major military memorial after a reporter discovered it was riddled with grammatical errors, Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said on Thursday.
New museum tells story of historic division for soldiers, public – Newsday.com "Military history is one of the great educational and training tools for any military organization. The Heritage Center will end up becoming the focal point for that," said Douglas Cubbison, a retired Army major and former cultural resources manager at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who is now the division’s historian.
ArticlesB-17 gives a glimpse of WWII – dailybulletin.com CHINO – Harry Selling was flying one when he was shot out of the sky over Berlin. Bill Gibson flew formation in one at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral. And after his own aircraft crashed, Col. Eugene Wallace was rescued with the help of one of these after 10 months of evading Japanese soldiers.
The Long History of British and American Covert Provocation and Action in Iran – GlobalResearch.ca The US and Britain are already at war with Iran, have been at war with Iran for a number of years now and are funding anti-Iranian terrorist groups inside Iran in preparation for the fallout that will occur after overt military action is commenced.
Grad Student Works to Add Color to Military History – Diverse SACRAMENTO, Calif. Help Armchair General by bookmarking to
           
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