Military History
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You may know something that someone else does not and/or we can attempt to highlight some military history and encourage learning at the same time.
RULE: Post a good military history question and 'Vote UP' the correct answer...if no one responds with a correct answer within 24-hours, post the answer.
RULE: Post a good military history question and 'Vote UP' the correct answer...if no one responds with a correct answer within 24-hours, post the answer.
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Military History Trivia
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MSG Quick, great discussion, so here is a question for everyone.
What unit in the US Army burns their unit colors annually, when do they do it, and why?
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1SG Jeffrey Bergeron
2nd Engineer Battalion, 2 ID. Don't remember when however , because the battalion was over run in the Korean War.
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COL Thomas F.
According to their FB page, they are located at White Sands Mission Range, NM. 22 November was the date for the ceremony last year. If you scroll down to the November 2013 timeline, they even have a short video of the event. Very cool. https://www.facebook.com/pages/2d-Engineer-Battalion/ [login to see] 33
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"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" was said by who?
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I like this topic and I am glad you created it... The phrase "Kilroy was here", in Naval folklore, came about due to what? NO GOOGLE!
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while the real answer will not surely be known, here is a reference I found for what I learned a while back...http://www.livescience.com/7577-kilroy-changed-world.html hope it helps somehow?
The Kilroy character became a legend among the millions of military men and women who served during World War II.
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Glad you made sure to make use of the word 'folklore' as Kilroy's origins are thus far unproven definitively ;) http://www.kilroywashere.org/001-Pages/01-0KilroyLegends.html
WWII's Kilroy Was Here , The inside info on how the legend started
Kilroy Was Here captured the imagination of millions of Gis during WWII and the Korean War See why!
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