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The battle was for control over the key strategic height Hill 609 and its surrounding area between the American forces of the U.S. II Corps and German units of the Afrika Korps. [1] The battle proved a formative experience for the American forces - in their first clear-cut victory of the campaign, and has been called "the American Army's coming ...
Her letters remain one of the few surviving primary accounts of female soldiers in the American Civil War. [27] [28] Laura J. Williams was a woman who disguised herself as a man and used the alias Lt. Henry Benford in order to raise and lead a company of Texas Confederates. She and the company participated in the Battle of Shiloh. [29] [30]
Lori Ann Piestewa (/ p aɪ ˈ ɛ s t ə w ɑː / py-ES-tə-wah; [2] December 14, 1979 – March 23, 2003) was a United States Army soldier killed during the Iraq War.A member of the Quartermaster Corps, she died in the same Iraqi attack in which fellow soldiers Shoshana Johnson and Piestewa's friend Jessica Lynch were injured.
In October 1967 she visited her family in Paris and flew back via New York where she signed a contract with the Black Star photo agency. [10]: 110–1 In 1968, during the Tet Offensive, Leroy and Agence France-Presse journalist Francois Mazure were captured by PAVN soldiers during the Battle of Huế. She managed to talk her way out and emerged ...
This is a list of characters from the American science fiction horror television series Stranger Things. The first season, set in November 1983, focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy named Will Byers while supernatural events are occurring around the town, including the appearance of a girl with telekinetic ...
The character retired in 2001 when he was accidentally shot by then PC Dale Smith; however, he made a number of recurring appearances between 2002 and 2004. [5] Tony Scannell played DS Ted Roach from 1984 to 1993, when the character left Sun Hill after punching Inspector Andrew Monroe. He made two guest appearances in 2000 before the character ...
Eric Nies was a contestant on the All Stars, Battle of the Sexes, and Battle of the Sexes 2 seasons. Rachel Campos, All Stars Sean Duffy, All Stars, and Battle of the Seasons Heather B. Gardner, Challenge 2000 Julie Stoffer, Extreme Challenge, Battle of the Sexes, The Inferno and The Inferno II The Miz, Battle of the Seasons, The Gauntlet, The Inferno, Battle of the Sexes 2, and The Inferno II ...
The Battle Angel Alita manga series features a cast of characters designed by Yukito Kishiro.The series takes place around the city of Scrapyard where residents, of whom many are heavily modified by cybernetics to better cope with the hard life, are forced to make a living.