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Remember to remember today
80 years ago. Memorial Day 1945 – “After four months of fierce fighting on Luzon, these 11th Airborne Division ‘Angels’ attend a Memorial Day Service for their fallen brothers held in Batangas. Their...
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And in Coast Guard News…
Lots of interesting stories from the USCG that have likely slipped through under the radar for most in the past couple of weeks. M4 profile, just the essentials The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun...
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The Hussar General at 250
“Général Lasalle.” – François Flameng, 1906 We would be remiss if we let May escape without observing the 250th birthday of Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle. Born on 10 May 1775 in Metz, the son...
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Warship Wednesday, June 4, 2025: Tiny Hull, Heart of Oak
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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To be kept forever in the care…
The Irish Regiments of the British Army in all their scarlet finery, 1897. Chromolithograph by Emrik and Binger after Richard Simkin, 1897. Published as a supplement to ‘The Boys Own Paper’, 25...
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At least the Resistance was only ‘Moderate’
It happened 80 years ago today. Official period caption: “Soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, advancing to Hill 115 on Okinawa against moderate resistance. 16 June 1945.”...
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Warship Wednesday, June 18, 2025: Death of a Destroyer
Here at LSOZI, we take off every Wednesday for a look at the old steam/diesel navies of the 1833-1954 period and will profile a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own,...
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Mortars and Sandals
Between February 22 and 28 1951, Haiduong (French Indochina, now Vietnam). Elements of the locally recruited Bataillon de Marche Indochinois (BMI) advance through rice paddies during Operation...
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Xenophon, ala Poland
Contrary to popular belief, the destroyer HMS Shikari’s departure just before dawn on 3 June, the last day of the “Miracle of Dunkirk” during Operation Dynamo, was not the end of the evacuation from...
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They Call this Man a Frogman
Original caption: 3 Aug. 1952, Officers and men of U.S. Pacific fleet and Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, staged the largest fresh water amphibious assault training operation in Navy and Marine Corps...
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