the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to get himself enlisted for military service, but was rejected due to him being underage at only sixteen years old during that time. So instead, he joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas to France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. But the funny thing was that Disney's ambulance was covered from stern to stern, not with stock camouflage, but with his cartoons. When Disney got back from France, he began to pursue
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The immensely colossal, official medal on a ribbon around the neck of the Pit Bull in the photo is just one of many awards granted to Stubby, most adorned canine war hero in United States history. Stubby’s contribution to the welfare of American soldiers was in many ways unique. Stubby was a stray who turned up one day in the summer of 1917 at the Yale Bowl in Connecticut as soldiers trained. Corporal J. Robert Conroy patted the amicable canine and asked, “How are you today?” Stubby was very astute
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The Americans are all given coats and go into a delousing station, where all of the men are stripped. Billy has one of the worst bodies there, both skinny and weak, and is berated by a German soldier. We are introduced to Edgar Derby and Paul Lazarro. Derby
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billions at the global box office, which in turn fueled the sales of her books even more. Meyer has used the popularity of her books to assist charities, most notably the American Red Cross. She even released a new novella set in the same universe as the other Twilight books and donated $1 from the sale of each copy to the Red Cross. 2. Suzanne Collins - Author of The Hunger Games Series (https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Trilogy-3-Book/dp/B00PMGUR7S/)
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inspired the cross design of the other Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and regional Scandinavian flags for the Faroe Islands, Åland, Scania and Bornholm, as well as flags for the non-Scandinavian Shetland and Orkney. * The Tricolour of the Netherlands is the oldest tricolor, first appearing in 1572 as the Prince's Flag in orange–white–blue. Soon the more famous red–white–blue began appearing—it is however unknown why, though many stories are known. After 1630 the red–white–blue
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were awarded numerous high honors and combat awards. These awards included the Presidential Unit Citation, Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Soldier Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Air Medal, and Red Star of Yugoslavia. There were three Presidential Unit Citation recipients, 150 Distinguished Flying cross recipients, eight Purple Heart recipients, 14 Bronze Star recipients and 744 Air Medals
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2008 is the program's inaugural year and representatives from the Southern Tier Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Broome County Office of Emergency Services, the Broome County Health Department, and the Broome County Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) will be providing presentations about our community's emergency response plans and resources and how you can become prepared Be Red Cross Ready Checklist I know what emergencies or disasters are most likely to occur in my community
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ALS Helpful or Hurtful The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went viral on social networks, but is it too successful for its own good? ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) often referred to as “Lou Gehrigs Disease,” is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord (ALS Association). It’s like Parkinson’s on super-steroids. Now, the challenge aspect was a simple dare. You had 24 hours to drench yourself in a bucket of ice water, and if you didn’t complete
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On December 25, 1821 a hero to Americans everywhere was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, to the loving Captain Stephan and Sarah Barton. Clarissa (Clara for short) Harlowe Barton was the name of that outstanding heroine. Clara had been blessed with two sisters and two brothers, being the youngest, she had plenty of role models to look up to. Her sisters, Sarah and Dorothy were great with her. They taught Clara how to read and her brother Stephan taught her math because he was a school teacher. When
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There have been many symbols of hatred, segregation, and supremacy throughout the history of the U.S. These symbols have caused great pain while breaking the spirits of African-Americans. They have stopped and held down the upliftment of many African-American men and women. As outdated as these symbols seem to be they are still very relevant in today’s society. One of these symbols in particular is the confederate flag. The confederate flag is a symbol that has promoted segregation, racism and
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