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2021.
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English
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Shares firsthand wartime accounts describing the courageous battlefield sacrifices of men and women from every branch and operational specialty of the U.S. military, from the Vietnam War through the present.
These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared amongst comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women whove fought overseas from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare eye-opening look into what wearing the uniform,...
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[2021]
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English
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"Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson... and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann, who was part of the Ranger unit portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. These are the brutally honest stories usually only shared among comrades in arms. Here, in the voices of the men and women who've fought overseas, from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, is a rare, eye-opening look...
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1852
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English
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This collection includes typed and hand-written correspondence, circulars and bulletins, financial records, and book volumes from the Loyal Legion ranging from 1852-1948 regarding Loyal Legion events and memberships. Notable items include correspondence from the Fort Benjamin Harrison's Headquarters of the 11th Infantry, a copy of a bill to Congress about establishing "a national Lincoln museum and veterans' headquarters in the building known as...
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This collection contains a letter and two documents regarding Mathew M. Salisbury's service in the U.S. Civil War. The letter is from the Benjamin C. Wright & Co. and was sent on June 17, 1887 in response to a request by Mr. Salisbury for a copy of his discharge from Company K, 2nd Cavalry, 41st Regiment. His August 5, 1862 discharge paper was sent with the letter and is included in the collection. The second document is Salisbury's discharge paper...
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Pub. Date
1863
Language
English
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This collection includes two Civil War military discharge documents for Samuel Anglemeyer from 1863 and 1865 and a postcard and letter from the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions in 1912 regarding Anglemeyer's veterans benefits.
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This collection includes family letters from Ireland (1825-1840); letters of introduction for Haran written by Irish businessmen to acquaintances in the the United States (1836); tax receipts, merchant licenses, a will, naturalization papers, and other papers of Michael and Mary Horan from Kosciusko County, Indiana (1837-1858); Civil War veterans' papers and pension papers of Hiram F. Berst (1863-1888); Berst's certificates from the Independent Order...
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1896
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English
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This collection includes programs, photographs, and papers from Luster Kleinknight ranging from 1877-1949 regarding his early life, high school, Purdue University and his study of engineer, the Triangle Fraternity, Field Artillery Central Officers Training School (F.A.C.O.T.S.) at Camp Zachary Taylor, travel, and social functions. Included is a great deal of ephemera, theatre, orchestra, and other entertainment programs, as well as tickets for events...
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The collection is predominantly made up of correspondence between Richard Roudebush and various officials and constituents during the 89th, 90th and 91st Congresses (1966-1969).The collection includes correspondence, reports and other papers relating to legislation on agriculture, air traffic safety, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, housing programs and other civil rights measures, defense spending, crime, flood control in the Colorado River...
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