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  2. Operation Homefront - Wikipedia

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    Operation Homefront is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2002 to serve ill or injured veterans and their families. It is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas , and Arlington, Virginia . The organization's stated mission is to "build strong, stable, and secure military families so that they can thrive in the communities they have ...

  3. Home front during World War I - Wikipedia

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    The home front during World War I covers the domestic, economic, social and political histories of countries involved in that conflict. It covers the mobilization of armed forces and war supplies, lives of others, but does not include the military history. For nonmilitary interactions among the major players see diplomatic history of World War I.

  4. Homefront - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export ... A home front or homefront is the civilian populace of the nation at war as an active support system for its ... Operation Homefront

  5. Bill Stirling (British Army officer) - Wikipedia

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    He was the elder brother of David Stirling, one of the founders of the SAS, but Bill has been described as the "real brains behind the operation". [1] He was, however, removed from his command of 2 SAS by Frederick "Boy" Browning two days before D-Day because they clashed over how best to deploy his unit, thereby ending his army career.

  6. Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during the First ...

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    Winston Churchill orders a "Test Mobilisation" for the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, which was at Portland Harbour following a Fleet Review by King George V. 28 July 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. [1] Russia mobilizes. 29 July 1914 The Home Fleet is ordered to its wartime anchorage at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. 1 August 1914

  7. Operation Homecoming (book) - Wikipedia

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    Through Operation Homecoming, these writers take us on convoys and patrols; to hospitals, flight decks, tarmacs and tents; into their homes as they wait for their loved ones to return. With personal details and honest language, they show us the fear and rushing of heading into combat, the humor and boredom of daily life on the front lines ...

  8. Abdillahi Askar - Wikipedia

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    Commemorative photo after the rescue. Abdillahi Askar is in the center of the front row. In December 1982, the SNM sent Abdisalan Turki and Abdillahi Askar from Gashamo in eastern Ethiopia to Hargeisa. [3] In April 1983, Abdillahi Askar arrived in Hargeisa. [4] [3] On April 8 he was arrested in an old movie theater. [5]

  9. John I. Pray - Wikipedia

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    John Irving Pray Jr., [1] Brig Gen, USAF (Ret) is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Operation Homefront.He was appointed to the position on May 18, 2015. [2] [3] Prior to joining Operation Homefront, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff for the USO.