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The First American Governor Removed by Impeachment was Kicked Out…by the Ku Klux Klan!
The first elected American politician to lose his office by impeachment...was kicked out by the Ku Klux Klan!
Chuck Yeager; Legend
Chuck Yeager, who passed away recently is a modern day icon and will forever be a legend.
This General Saved Countless Lives – and You Probably Haven’t Heard of Him
Occasionally someone comes along and points out something that no one else seems to have seen.That sums up General Louis Auguste Adrian.
Nguyen Thanh Trung – The Pilot Who Joined an Enemy Air Force Just to Bomb Them With Their Own Plane!
How far would you go to avenge your slain father? For Nguyen Thanh Trung, it meant joining the enemy air force, then attacking the Presidential palace in Saigon with an F-5E Tiger jet! https://youtu.be/rDWEFgSAjsw...
The First African American Ace? – James Lincoln Holt Peck
A little known but somewhat controversial figure in aviation and military history, James Peck claims to have been the first African American to shoot down five aircraft in aerial combat during the Spanish Civil War – an event that occurred when the United...
Film Review: “Free Burma Rangers” (2020) – Heroism vs. Horror
Free Burma Rangers is an amazing doumentary giving insight into a remarkable organisation and shows both the horror and the herosim of the work they do.
The Special Boarding Unit (特別警備隊); Japan’s Maritime Teeth
The SBU, Japans first modern Special Forces unit and protégés of the SBS.
Zau Seng: Free Burma Ranger, Cameraman and Friend
On 2 November, 2019, my friend Zau Seng was killed whilst part of a Free Burma Rangers mission in Syria. He leaves behind a wife, who is a former Free Burma Ranger, and a daughter. His daughter’s first birthday was the same day he was killed.
“Tex” O’Reilly; the Cowboy Mercenary and Veteran of Ten Wars
Edward Synnott O’Reilly (1880-1946), universally called “Tex” by those who knew him, would enjoy a career that not just saw him fight as a soldier and mercenary but also work as a journalist, teacher, script writer and movie star.
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