What event in military history do you most admire?
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There are really to many to count or name.  I admire the medics from the World Wars and Korea and Viet Name, because they would run out to treat the wounded inspite of danger to themselves.\n\nThe Huey dust-off pilots who would fly into danger toremove the wounded without armaments.\n\nThe Marines at Iwa Jima, Okinowa.\n\nPicket's Charge going a mile across an open field into enemy fire knowing that you would likely die has always amazed me
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lots of events have occured. (War of independance, anything like that is usually good)\n\nis it recently or a long time ago. please specify for all who come after me
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do something that interests you for me it was history ww2
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There are many that I think are worthy of admiration, but I like George Washington the best.\nHe led the country through some early tumultous times, was a man of high moral principles, and knew when to step down to let others lead.
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Leonidas and his Spartans have been a blazing example that will never dim throughout human history of men giving their lives in the name of civilisation. (But don't forget the Thespians and Locrians who fought and died in their rearguard.)\n     But my vote is for the few men of the British regiments that held their positions on Garrison hill during the battle of Kohima, in India, in April, 1944.  Their\npositions were overwhelmed continuously by waves of Japanese troops, the dead fell in piles on both sides of their hastily dug trenches, but by morning the\nhandful of troops of the Royal West Kents, Royal Berkshires, and Durham Light Infantry had killed thousands of determined Japanese, and the to that point\nunstoppable advance of the Japanese armies in Southeast Asia came to an end.\n     What I do not understand, efw, is how you can elsewhere state that war somehow has a positive evolutionary effect on man...in nearly every war with\nheavy casualties, and certainly in WWII where the loss of pilots and commandoes were so heavy, it seems a better argument to say that Europe, at least, \nwas bled dry of its finest men. The cowards and the weak stay home and have children, while brave men die as youths and have none.  In the British army the loss of young lieutenants and other junior officers was intense, and the japanese targeted any officer and/or squad leader, who were very capable men who came up from the ranks.  In the case of France, Britain, Russia, Yugoslavia, Poland the last two wars have greatly weakened the quality of the populations. \n     Mankind would do very well to have the offspring of Leonidas' 300 among us.\n     I hope you follow my argument. \n                          my regards.
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my favorite events are ice skating and snow bording. ice skating because they're really creative and its neat to watch, and snow boarding cuz thats the best event and and they do some outragous tricks
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yes...my favorite event is snowboardcross
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Royal corps of signals, \nthe cream of the crop of any army in the world
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"Braveheart".  Because the acting and directing was superb.  Also because there was a lot of action and it made me laugh as well as cry.  It was just an awesome movie all around.
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valley forge, how the Americans pulled 2gether to stay alive during the winter.\n\nlexington and concord- the shot heard round the world and the 1st battle.\n\ni hav more... just ask on my email
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Hm, today is the day for serious answers :) Mine is Global Affairs. Why? Well because I love politics, geographic, travel and I see a world as one country with no borders. I will die before this becomes reality but I will always fight for it.
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PARATROOPERS, 82nd  ALL THE WAY BABY!!!!!!!!\n!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AIRBORNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n In all seriousness, I served with the 82nd, but would gladly bleed with any of my military brothers and sisters in any uniform.
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As a Viet Nam vet I can say it is one of the MOST powerful pieces of art I have ever seen.  Maybe not THE most but certainly in the top ten.  I think I can safely say every one of us knows at least one of those ghosts.
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yes, it was great. my favourite part was when the officer actually went to be executed and he said "Im here to be shot" great stuff.
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The Battle of Algiers.\n\nHey, let's have a DIFFERENT photo next time.
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Saving Private Ryan\n\nHBO did a mini-series called "Band of Brothers" too.  That was incredible.
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Shindler's List\nSaving Private Ryan