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2. Princess Mary Christmas gift box - Wikipedia

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   Three further gift types were produced for Indian troops. [5] Most Indian troops received the box itself, cigarettes, a tin box of spices, a packet of sugar candy and a Christmas or New Year card. [5] Sikhs got the same without the cigarettes and a third gift for "followers" [note 1] consisted of a tin box of spices and a Christmas or New Year ...

3. Can't come home for Christmas: The remarkable tales of ... - AOL

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   Christmas tales: Soldiers through the ages find solace amid the hardships of war, echoing Bing Crosby's timeless song of longing.

4. Queensland Soldiers' Comforts Fund - Wikipedia

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   One of the committee's first activities was to appeal for public donations of various items that could be dispatched to soldiers overseas in time for Christmas.Accepted items included shirts, undershirts with short sleeves, mufflers, balaclava caps, handkerchiefs, writing pads, envelopes, pencils, pipes, tobacco, cigarettes, bootlaces, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, Vaseline, sweets, coffee ...

5. Hamper - Wikipedia

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   Christmas Hampers were delivered to Australian troops serving in Libya during the Second World War. In 2010, Christmas hampers packed with treats including Vegemite and Cadbury chocolate, were flown in to Afghanistan, Iraq, East Timor and the Solomon Islands for Australian Defence Force troops deployed overseas. [13]

6. Faith Works: Christmas traditions trace back to what local ...

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   A few days before Christmas 1864, a local lad made good, Lancaster’s own William Tecumseh Sherman, sent a telegram to his commander-in-chief Abraham Lincoln saying to him: “I beg to present ...

7. Ukrainian soldiers mark Christmas on frontline of war

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   Ukrainian soldiers marked their second Christmas on the frontline of the war against Russia. Wednesday (25 December) marked their second Christmas at war and away from home since the February 2022 ...

8. Operation Christmas Drop - Wikipedia

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   Operation Christmas Drop is a tradition that started in 1952 that serves as a training mission for the U.S. Air Force. It has since become the longest-running U.S. Department of Defense mission in full operation, and the longest-running humanitarian airlift in the world.

9. A.C. Gilbert, famous for Olympic gold medal and Erector Set ...

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   The Boston Post called A.C. Gilbert "The Man Who Saved Christmas" on Oct. 25, 1918, after he persuaded the Council of National Defense to not cancel Christmas during World War I.