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The Likeness Between Today's Fashion Trends and Star Wars Costumes

Where do we draw the line between fantasy and reality? Does it even matter?To me, fantasy and reality seem to always mimic each other. They are not quite identical, yet inseparably...

10 comments    fashion costumes star wars
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The Email Said "You Should Know Darrell "Shifty" Powers"

I received an email this week from two completely different unrelated sources telling about a war hero who had recently passed away. I haven't studied war history, and I don't particularly watch television,...

15 comments    movie war military
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Roles of Women in World War I

By 1914 nearly 5.9 million were working out of the 23.8 million females in Britain. In World War I, for example, thousands of women worked in munitions factories, offices and large hangars used to build...

2 comments    education how women
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World War II: Paratroopers

During World War II Paratroopers offer a tactical advantage as they can be deployed into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing the troops to be placed in areas not accessible by land. This ability to...

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Surgery during Civil War

excerpts from :ehistory.com, and the article of Alfred Jay Bollet, M.D. The most common Civil War surgery was the amputation. A few words about why there were so many amputations may be appropriate here....

30 comments    health pictures photos
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Spartan warriors: Their agility and strength

contributing sites: wikipedia,historysites Spartan Warriors The spartans were a group of elite warriors from ancient greece, located on the island province of Sparta. Sparta, the city state occupying...

2 comments    internet how make
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Star Wars - Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

During the Clone Wars, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine seized further political power in the name of galactic security. Sidious was pleased -- for in truth, he was Palpatine, a secret he had kept from the galaxy...

0 comments    entertainment war film
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Why I Like John McCain

Yes, I do like John McCain. Not only that but I like all three, Sr., Jr., and the III. To me they are genuine American heroes.They are not alone, I know, for there are perhaps millions other genuine...

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Why John McCain is BAD for America

John McCain is asking America to take a HUGE chance on him. He spent 5 1/2 years as a POW under control of some of the worlds most sinister handlers putting him under extream stress over and over. He was...

0 comments    politics mccain pow
Discover war heros in your family.  52

Your Family in the News

Discover war heros in your family. Read about family celebrations and find a special picture that you thought was lost forever. Remember events of days passed and how your family lived through it. Travel...

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