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Irish-American Heritage Month 2014
President of the United States Barack Obama again declared March
Irish-American Heritage Month this past Friday, 28FEB14. Although
proclaimed by our CinC, DoD doesn't observe this. Thus, I doubt
you'll hear about it from your EOA/R. So I'm going to do it here on RP
by remembering this great American, MoH recipient MG "Wild Bill"
Donovan.
President of the United States Barack Obama again declared March
Irish-American Heritage Month this past Friday, 28FEB14. Although
proclaimed by our CinC, DoD doesn't observe this. Thus, I doubt
you'll hear about it from your EOA/R. So I'm going to do it here on RP
by remembering this great American, MoH recipient MG "Wild Bill"
Donovan.
Major General William "Wild Bill" Donovan will always be known as the father of modern American intelligence. His ingenuity and guidance steered the OSS thro...
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1SG(P) (Join to see)
It bears noting that in WWII the Army did establish a predominantly Norwegian Infantry Battalion: http://www.99battalion.org/index.htm
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
The official website of 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
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SGT Richard H.
1SG(P) (Join to see), I had no idea! Thanks for sharing. My Granddad would have actually qualified for that unit. He immigrated from Norway as a small child with my Great Grandmother, but was a pilot instead (C-3's I think)
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NORSO and the Norwegian connection
This Veterans Day we look at some Norwegian-American heroes Erik Brun 99th Battalion Educational Foundation Did you know that two of the first Office of Strategic Services’ Operational Groups were ...
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Hell yes!! It's about time we have a cracker month.. It's because we have become the minority. hahaha
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