#Soldiers

There's a massive Confederate monument on the South Side of Chicago. I've been thinking about it a lot the last few days as monuments to hate have been righteously and
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Let me tell you a story about military logistics and PPE.... For about two decades, the US military had a single type of protective boot for CBRN (then called NBC)
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In this 2010 interview to Iftikhar Ahmed, general Ziauddin Butt -- who remained Pak's army chief for ~ 3 hours until Musharraf's coup -- tells the story of his meeting
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#GoodFriday thread 1/ #HearHim Today's meaningful remembrance is the summation of the Savior’s trials, humiliation, and the events on Calvary. We study this crufixion with gratitude, appreciation & sadness, but
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If folks knew what USPS has been put thru, you'd be shocked that they're still standing. Billionaires have been trying to destroy USPS for 30 years. USPS is profitable. USPS
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𝐌𝐚𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐨 - π“π‘πž π†π«πžπšπ­ 𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐑 π–πšπ«π«π’π¨π« - A Thread Mai Bhago also known as Mata Bhag Kaur was a Sikh woman who led 40 Sikh soldiers against the Mughals
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Trump: "I've taken in billions and billions from China."No.That was a lie the first time he said it, and it's still a lie the thousandth time. He said he hopes
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He had warned us that soldiers would be deployed to kill people. That’s what they are doing at Lekki Toll gate
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{Thread on the Indian Army special forces operation executed yesterday}This was an operation that was headed by Subedar Sanjeev Kumar and his team of 4. They had a face 2
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20 years ago today the Israeli army killed my friend and BBC colleague Abed Takkoush in South Lebanon. They fired a tank shell into his car from their side of
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Some truth from a brother and shipmateDont give a fuck who this offends but i stand by it : War is coming! You the Government now and in the past
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You've probably heard that story about Ben Franklin walking out of the Constitutional Convention, responding to a question of what sort of government was created with "A republic, if you
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This is only for the National Guard:As a former Marine, you do not need to follow orders to shoot civilians. Property damage does not warrant the death penalty. You will
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In a music mood, so let’s have a thread about about my favourite Joe Hisaishi score, Arion (1986). I’ll talk about the different albums, the unreleased music and some other
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Did a quick check on the history of the Nigerian Army in combat and the record is abysmal. Very poor record. Peace-keeeping? Yes, some success. Combat, woeful.Provides context for current
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I'm gonna take a second out of my morning trying to make my house livable again to talk to every #Democrat candidate who emailed me in the last 12 hours.
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