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  • Ernie Pyle Bookmark

    Ernie Pyle Bookmark

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    Ernie Pyle Bookmark Ernie Pyle was born on August 3, 1900 and was killed by enemy fire on Iejima (then known as le Shima) during the Battle of Okinawa on April 18, 1945. Pyle won a Pulitzer Prize for his stories about ordinary "dogface" American...
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  • Franklin Roosevelt Bookmark

    Franklin Roosevelt Bookmark

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    Franklin Roosevelt Bookmark Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945), also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century,...
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  • General Patton Bookmark

    General Patton Bookmark

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    General Patton Bookmark George Smith Patton, Jr. was an officer in the United States Army best known for his leadership as a general during World War II. He also developed a reputation for eccentricity and for sometimes-controversial gruff outspokenness...
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  • LCVP Bookmark

    LCVP Bookmark

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    LCVP Bookmark Dawn on the 6th of June 1944, D-Day, soldiers began landing on the beaches of Normandy under heavy fire from gun emplacements. Obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, made the landing more difficult and dangerous...
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  • Poppy Flower Bookmark Bracelet Poppy Flower Bookmark Bracelet

    Poppy Flower Bookmark Bracelet

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    Poppy Flower Bookmark and Bracelet The red poppy is an internationally recognized symbol of remembrance to commemorate those soldiers who have died in war serving their county. In 1915, Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote the...
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  • Rosie Bookmark

    Rosie Bookmark

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    Rosie the Riveter Bookmark Rosie the Riveter was the symbolic American woman who took on men’s factory jobs during World War II making airplanes and other war supplies. Her work freed up men to fight in the war. She also made a powerful statement that...
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  • Tuskegee Airmen Bookmark

    Tuskegee Airmen Bookmark

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    Tuskegee Airmen Bookmark The pioneering African American WWII flyers known as the "Tuskegee Airmen" overcame racism and discrimination for the chance to show their country and the world that they had what it took to be the very best. Their legendary...
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  • Uncle Sam Bookmark

    Uncle Sam Bookmark

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    Uncle Sam Bookmark With the initials U.S., Uncle Sam has become the national personification of the American government. Mentioned as early as 1810, Uncle Sam got his standard appearance - white hair and a goatee, wearing a white top hat with white...
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  • VJ Day The Kiss Bookmark

    VJ Day The Kiss Bookmark

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    VJ Day The Kiss Bookmark When U.S. president Harry Truman declared the end of the war with Japan on August 14, 1945, there were spontaneous acts of joy throughout the United States. In Times Square a sailor grabbed a nurse and gave her a big kiss...
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  • Winston Churchill Bookmark

    Winston Churchill Bookmark

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    Winston Churchill Bookmark Widely regarded as one of the most influential people in British history, Sir Winston Churchill is best known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. In addition to serving as Prime Minister,...
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