Original First World War Archive Film Footage From The Battle Of Gallipoli 1915.
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US Military Suicides Rise Among Reservists And Fall Among Active Duty
Suicides among active duty U.S. forces fell 18 percent in 2013 from a peak in 2012 but climbed among reserve forces, the Pentagon said on Friday as it unveiled figures showing suicide still far outpaced combat deaths among U.S. military personnel.
Preliminary data showed 261 suicides among active duty service members, down from 319 suicides in 2012, which was the highest on record, the Pentagon said. In the National Guard and reserve, suicides increased to 213 last year from 203 in 2012
The latest Pentagon figures represented a change in methodology from how they were calculated that separates out all reserve and guard forces, even if they have been called to active duty.
Still, the trends for active duty and reserve forces were consistent with previously disclosed estimates.
The decline in overall active-duty suicides compares with a far sharper decline in hostile deaths among troops overseas as the United States winds down the war in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon reported 91 hostile deaths overseas in support of that war last year, compared with 237 in 2012.
(Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
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Warriors of light always keep a certain gleam in their eyes.They are of this world, they are part of the lives of other people and they set out on their journey with no saddlebags and no sandals. They are often cowardly. They do not always make the right decisions. They suffer over the most trivial things, they have mean thoughts and sometimes believe they are incapable of growing. They frequently deem themselves unworthy of any blessing or miracle. They are not always quite sure what they are doing here. They spend many sleepless nights, believing that their lives have no meaning. That is why they are warriors of light. Because they make mistakes. Because they ask themselves questions. Because they are looking for a reason – and are sure to find it.
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Troops Say Generals Understand Need For Cuts To Aides, Personal Drivers, And Golf Courses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Troops from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force told Congress on Wednesday that general officers were willing to sacrifice portions of their caviar rations, personal assistants, limousine drivers, and golf courses if it meant improving training and equipment needed for the rest of the military. Read more
John Wilkes Booth’s Diary & Entry
Booth’s escape journal offers an unparalleled window into the assassin’s mind. Into this pocket date book, Booth inscribed for all time his deepest emotions. He justifies Lincoln’s murder: “Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment.” He loses hope: “After being hunted like a dog through swamps, woods, and last night being chased by gun boats . . . with every man’s hand against me, I am here in despair.” But he will not give up, and rallies his spirits: “I think I have done well, though I am abandoned, with the Curse of Cain upon me . . .To night I try to escape these blood hounds once more.” His plight as an injured, hunted man has not robbed him of his characteristic vanity: “I have too great a soul to die like a criminal . . . spare me that and let me die bravely.” And then, the final entry, quoting the villain Macbeth: “‘I must fight the course.’ Tis all that’s left me.” He does not know it when he writes those words, but John Wilkes Booth has five days to live.James L. Swanson is the author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln’s Killer. Read more
Pilots Map – Bomber Raid, WW II
Original pilots map – Bomber raid on Cologne, WW II
Andropov writes to U.S. student: 1983
On this day in 1983, the Soviet Union releases a letter that Russian leader Yuri Andropov wrote to Samantha Smith, an American fifth-grader from Manchester, Maine, inviting her to visit his country. Andropov’s letter came in response to a note Smith had sent him in December 1982, asking if the Soviets were planning to start a nuclear war. At the time, the United States and Soviet Union were Cold War enemies.
President Ronald Reagan, a passionate anti-communist, had dubbed the Soviet Union the “evil empire” and called for massive increases in U.S. defense spending to meet the perceived Soviet threat. In his public relations duel with Reagan, known as the “Great Communicator,” Andropov, who had succeeded longtime Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in 1982, assumed a folksy, almost grandfatherly approach that was incongruous with the negative image most Americans had of the Soviets.
Andropov’s letter said that Russian people wanted to “live in peace, to trade and cooperate with all our neighbors on the globe, no matter how close or far away they are, and, certainly, with such a great country as the United States of America.” In response to Smith’s question about whether the Soviet Union wished to prevent nuclear war, Andropov declared, “Yes, Samantha, we in the Soviet Union are endeavoring and doing everything so that there will be no war between our two countries, so that there will be no war at all on earth.” Andropov also complimented Smith, comparing her to the spunky character Becky Thatcher from “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain.
Smith, born June 29, 1972, accepted Andropov’s invitation and flew to the Soviet Union with her parents for a visit. Afterward, she became an international celebrity and peace ambassador, making speeches, writing a book and even landing a role on an American television series. In February 1984, Yuri Andropov died from kidney failure and was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko. The following year, in August 1985, Samantha Smith died tragically in a plane crash at age 13.
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Man’s best friend in Afghanistan
Man’s best friend in Afghanistan
Sgt. Charles D. Hardesty, combat tracker dog handler, Military Police, I Marine Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD), bonds with his dog, Robbie or also known as “bear” at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. “Robbie loves attention,” says Hardesty. “He is a nutcase.” Hardesty and Robbie have been together for two years and both have a constant flow of energy. Hardesty, from Smoot, Wyo., says his favorite memory with Robbie was while assigned to a compound in Helmand province. Both, handler and his dog, huddled together in a corner to keep warm.
Marine Corps narcotics patrol dog
Cpl. Nicholas R. Dudeck, narcotics patrol dog handler, Military Police, I Marine Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD), and his dog Aron spend time together at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Dudeck and Aron have been together for eight months. He says he loves to be with Aron because he is an attention hog and always has the energy to go out and work.
Marine and his dog
Lance Cpl. Jeremy D. Angenend, combat tracker handler, Military Police, III Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Okinawa, Japan, and his dog Fito play around at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Angenend and Fito have been partnered for two years. Angenend says that he and Fito have the same kind of goofy, outgoing personalities and they have fun together.
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