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Pre-first world war battleship granted special protection | Science
The wreck of a battleship that ran aground more than a century ago has been granted special protection after wounded military veterans carried out the first full archaeological survey of the remains. HMS Montagu, a pre-first world war Duncan-class British battleship was wrecked in 1906 on Lundy island, off the Devon coast, while taking part …
World War II ‘Hero of Cologne,’ 95, receives Bronze Star for destroying Nazi tank in firefight
It took nearly 75 years, but World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer, 95, finally received the Bronze Star Medal on Wednesday for his heroic actions that helped destroy a German tank and take the crucial city of Cologne. U.S. Army Major Peter Semanoff guides Clarence Smoyer back to his seat after awarding him the Bronze Star at the National …
Iran threatens ‘all-out war’ if attacked
Iran on Thursday threatened an “all-out war” if the U.S. or Saudi Arabia launches military strikes against it. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told CNN that Tehran does not want war, stressing that Iran was not responsible for the attacks on Saudi oil refineries over the weekend. “I make a very serious statement about defending our country. I …
Afghanistan war: Deadly Taliban attack ‘destroys’ hospital
Image copyright Reuters At least 15 people have died after a truck packed with explosives was detonated by Taliban militants outside a hospital in southern Afghanistan. Many of the victims in the attack on Qalat city were doctors and patients, according to local media reports. Reports have since emerged of at least another 15 civilian …
Cisco boss rejects fears of ‘technology cold war’
Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of Cisco, has dismissed fears of a breakdown in the technology sector’s global supply chains, despite pressure from the Trump administration on US companies to cut ties with China. Speaking to the Financial Times, the telecoms equipment company boss said that the technology of the future would be built by American, …
Update: World War II artillery shell found while Watertown resident dug on property | Jefferson County
WATERTOWN — A resident digging on his Clay Street property found an unexploded military shell Tuesday evening, prompting police to evacuate the neighborhood. Police said Bradley Castor was working on his driveway and was using a skid-steer to dig near a retaining wall next to his house when he found a 77 mm shell that …
The Future of U.S. Military Doctrine Will Be Decided by Technology
Doctrine is an Army’s game plan. Doctrine not only tells an Army how to fight but also communicates intent to the fighting forces from those in the institutional Army who are the gatekeepers of ideas. The progression that leads to doctrine stretches across a temporal “reverse highway” that begins well into the future with a …
The Civil War Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning « American Songwriter
The Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, c.1960. Photograph by Les Leverett The Blue Ridge Mountains extend from just north of Atlanta to just west of Gettysburg, and through the green valleys on the ridge’s western flank marched Union and Confederate armies to some of the Civil War’s most pivotal battles: Chickamauga, Chattanooga, …
Man believed to be oldest living American World War II veteran celebrates his 110th birthday
Family, veterans, and current military service members joined Lawrence Brooks at the museum, where the celebrated with cupcakes and a musical performance by the Victory Belles trio. Born in 1909, Brooks served as a support worker in the Army’s 91st Engineer Battalion, a majority African-American unit stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines during the …
Bolton bolts and Iran war fever suddenly drops
Bolton is famously the man who never met a war he didn’t like (except Vietnam, which he avoided). And conflict with Iran was the war he seemed to like most. In 2015, he penned an editorial in the New York Times entitled “To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran.” He was a regular (paid) speaker at …
