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We're all the same .. Killing one human is like killing all humans .. Our silence allows genocides, mass atrocities and ethnic cleansing to continue to happen .. end the silence ..
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One Million Bones project.
Washington D.C. - National Mall
Photo of Syrian activist Oula Abdulhamid.
Clydebank’s War Memorial designed in 1931 by architect James Miller and Walter Gilbert the sculptor, it is situated on the west wall of the Town Hall, it never had the names of those who gave their lives. This was remedied on remembrance Sunday 8th November 2009 when Provost Denis Agnew unveiled memorial panels designed by local artist Tom McKendrick listing the names of those who died.
The Naval Industrial Reserve Plant at Birdsboro, was built at a cost of 7.5 Million dollars by the Navy's Bureau of Ships (BuShips) in 1942. The massive steel foundry complex was built to produce armor steel plate for the US Navy during WWII. The location was purposely chosen in close proximity to the Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine Co plant, which had experience from previous naval contracts in the production of naval armor plate. The "Armorcast" plant as it came to be known, was operated under lease to fulfill military contracts by Birdsboro Steel for the duration of the war in this capacity.
After the war the navy was unable to entice Birdsboro Steel to enter into an agreeable lease or purchase the plant so in 1948 the plant was leased to the newly formed Penn Ohio Steel Corporation. This company produced iron ingots, of which there great demand in 1948, at the facilities open hearth and did so until 1951.
When the US entered the Korean War they found foundry capacity for production of tank components to be critically short. In June 1951 the Assistant Secretary of the Navy decided to terminate the Penn-Ohio's lease and utilize the facility for the production of major tank components, such as the hull and turret. It was decided in Octopber 1951 that a new lease and contract for tank production would be given again to the Birdsboro Steel Corporation to operate the plant, to the dismay of the Penn Ohio Corporation. Though they appealed and fought for the contract themselves, or to keep their lease in December 1951 their appeal was denied. On January 29, 1952 Birdsboro Steel and the US Army gained possession and tank plate production ran from there until the contract was cancelled in September, 1953. During this time the Army spent up to 32 million upgrading and expanding. This plant produced the major castings for the M48 Patton tank which were then transported down the river to the new Chrysler Tank Plant in Newark Delaware for final assembly.
After the war in April of 1954 the Army took possession of the plant and terminated Birdsboro Steel's lease. The plant remained government owned in a standby production status, a result of the crisis the military faced in 1951 due to the limited production capacity. In 1971 the Plant was sold to the Greater Berks Development Fund and from them in 1972 to the Birdsboro Steel Corporation with the agreement it would be obligated if called upon for tank production for the next 10 years. As it turns out, this purchase would prove disaserous for the Birdsboro Corp.
In 1973 the US Military decided to step up production of the M60 in order to maintain its own fleet as well and keep up on filling foreign contracts, particuarly those to with Israel, who was in need of tanks following the 1973 Yom-Kippur War. While Birdsboro put in a bid the contract ultimately went to the Blaw-Knox Foundry and Machinery company in 1975. Birdsboro unsussecfully appealed the decision and the factory never produced a tank again. In 1988 Birdsboro Steel shut its doors for good.
In the time since its use as a steel factory the plant had been used largely as an automotive junk yard, though by 2008 this too had closed and it sat vacant until finally being demolished.
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Day out to the Photography Show in Birmingham. Just by the entrance to show, was a little WW2 set-up. The light was very bright and there were all sorts of background distractions, and lots of people trying to photograph this lady, so I'm quite chuffed to have made a reasonable snap.
Captain Josh Silver listens to his panel at the politics of war and America's grand strategy in Iraq session of the Iraq War in retrospect symposium on November 9th, 2012.
I recently re-watched the Civil War series by Ken Burns. It is still moving but my sorrow is deepened by my age and mortality. The superiority of weaponry to tactics, bravery of the common soldier to failures of leadership caused too many deaths. The three days of Gettysburg alone saw 51,000 dead and wounded. Seeing the grainy, high contrast photos do not permit us to see the full horror of the dried blood and bloated bodies. It is little wonder the veterans of battles have such vivid memories compared to our poor attempts to record such events.
This edit evokes in me what a veteran might remember upon seeing the grainy photograph of the time and remembering the color of the sky, trees and the face of a long forgotten comrade.
KOREAN WAR MUSEUM - SEOUL SOUTH KOREA.
US Army Photo by Edward N. Johnson
The images are cleared for release and are considered in the public domain. Request credit be given the US Army and individual photographer.
To learn more about living and working for the U.S. Army in Korea visit us online at: imcom.korea.army.mil
Join ITS Tactical as we take a look at an improvement to bump helmets with the War Bungee from War Sport Industries
Check out our write-up here with video and detailed photos: itstac.tc/QPasHs
Kenner, 1978.
The Stormtrooper is complete with his Imperial E-11 blaster.
I can't hold these 3 and 3/4” bits of plastic in my hand without getting a little emotional. Long before "A New Hope" was tacked on to the opening crawl, 1977, '78 and '79 were the beginning, middle and end of Star Wars. For those of us that experienced the phenomenon first hand, these figures take us back to another time. It was a time when the only sequel to Star Wars was “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.” Two years before I enrolled in kindergarten, these toys and what adventures they might embark upon were my only care in the world. Before anyone knew who Timothy Zahn was, I made my own “Expanded Universe” with these very same figures.
Eaten by rats,
Rats lived their dream in the trenches,
they had a constant supply of freshbodies,and loots of food discarded by the soldiers.
Beaumont Hamel
The Civil War Correspondents Memorial Arch
Gathland State Park, once the home of Civil War Correspondent George Alfred Townsend is located at Crampton’s Gap, the southern most gap fought over during the Battle of South Mountain on Sept 14, 1862 three days prior to the Battle of Antietam.
The Appalachian trail passes the monument base before descending into Harper’s Ferry, WV.
Near Burkittsville, MD
Sept 1 2007- P9010001
This Eastern Grey Squirrel looks like he's had a close call.
He's cleaning up the dropped seeds from the bird feeders on the deck.
Happy Furry Friday
Russian postcard by Sovexportfilm. Publicity still for Voyna i mir/War and Peace (Sergey Bondarchuk, 1967). Caption: "VOINA I MIR, WAR AND PEACE, GUERRE ET PAIX, GUERRA Y PAZ". Collection: Amsterdam EYE Filmmuseum.
Frensham in Surrey had a large country house owned by the Charrington family (as in the beer). it was used by the army in the First War, with many huts erected in the grounds. The card was sent to a Miss Whitmarsh, Leighton House, Westbury, 'Dear Mary, I am glad to say I am going on all right and hope to be about soon, good news for everyone now the war is finished, from Dad'. Posted 12 November 1918. It's now a school, for more details, see:-
das alte Ehrenmal auf dem Bochumer Stadtpark in der Ausstellung (the old war memorial from the town garden in Bochum at the exhibition): "1914. Mitten in Europa"
this guy was a ex russian soldier injured in the chechen war. i'm very happy with this shot. taken in red square. moscow.
Maury School is seen in the background.
The War Memorial names over 400 veterans who gave their lives, from Caroline, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties, and Fredericksburg, who died in service during WWI, WWII, The Korean War, The War in Vietnam, as well as The Global War On Terror (Iraq and Afghanistan).
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The Duffield War Memorial is located near St Alkmund's Church, Off Makeney Road, Duffield.
Inscription:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
THIS PARISH WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
1914-18 AND 1939-45 WARS
THE GLORY DIES NOT
ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-1918 WAR
JOSEPH ALLEN
ELLIS ASHMORE
W GEOFFREY BARBER
ARTHUR F BENTLEY
FREDERICK BUTLER
JACK BUTLER
JOHN REYNOLDS CASH
WILLIAM ERIC CASH
DANIEL CLARKE
JOHN COLLYER
SYDNEY COOPER
ERSKINE A CROSSLEY
BERNARD S DAVIS
THOMAS DAVIS
S ALBERT DAY
EDWARD C DICKENS
SAMUEL FORD
ALBERT GARTON
SAMUEL GARTON
ARTHUR GLADWIN
ARTHUR GREAVES
GEOFFREY M GREAVES
ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-1918 WAR
ARTHUR G P HEYWARD
CHARLES H JONES
FREDERICK JORDAN
LEONARD KILLER
REGINALD T MILES
JOHN MOSELEY
JOHN R PITMAN
ERNEST R POTTS
GEORGE W SNEAP
GEOFFREY G SOWTER
U HENRY E SOWTER
ARTHUR SMITH
GEOFFREY L J SMITH
GRANVILLE K F SMITH
GRANVILLE F R SMITH
MAURICE STONE
GUY TITLEY
ARTHUR H WESTNIDGE
WILLIAM S WESTNIDGE
ALBERT WINTER
HAROLD W WRIGHT
ROLL OF HONOUR 1939-1945 WAR
CYRIL J BRIDGES
ROBERT CRUICKSHANK
JOHN P H W DAVIS
MAURICE EDWARD FORD
MAJOR FORD
AINSLEY GOODWIN
WILLIAM HICKLING
EDWARD HIVES
ERIC HORTON
RONALD H JONES
REGINALD KINDER
PETER LEE
JOHN MARTIN
FREDERICK JOHN PAYNE
DANIEL WILLIAM POWELL
NORMAN SMITH
GORDON TAYLOR
ALFRED TURTON
PETER WALTON
MAURICE A WOODWARD
For lots of Civil War living history videos and photos see: www.areaguides.com/civil-war
photo by CraigShipp.com
I found out about War Eagle Mill from a fellow Flickr buddy back sometime last year and since I'm an Auburn University grad, naturally I found it a lovable place just because of the name. For those who don't know, Auburn's "battle cry" is War Eagle!
With me visiting Northwest Arkansas for a conference with Wal-Mart this week, I made sure to take some time one evening to visit the area.