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What the 2006 Lebanon War?

Introduction The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War[2] (Arabic: حرب تموز‎, Ḥarb Tammūz) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War (Hebrew: מלחמת לבנון השנייה‎, Milhemet Levanon HaShniya), was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, Northern Israel and the Golan Heights. Refer to Arab-Israeli… Read More

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What was the Yom Kippur War (1973)?

Introduction The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab-Israeli War or the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 06 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Refer to Arab-Israeli War (Disambiguation). The majority of… Read More

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Who was Charles E. Mower?

Introduction Charles E. Mower (29 November 1924 to 03 November 1944) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration – the Medal of Honour – for his actions in World War II. Mower joined the Army from his birth city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and by 03… Read More

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Who was William Reid?

Introduction William Reid VC (21 December 1921 to 28 November 2001) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He earned his Victoria Cross as a pilot in the Royal Air… Read More

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Who was Silvestre S. Herrera?

Introduction Silvestre Santana Herrera (17 July 1917 to 26 November 2007) was a private first class of the United States Army who received the Medal of Honour for his heroic actions in Mertzwiller, France, during World War II. After he mounted a one-man charge on an enemy stronghold which resulted in the solo capture of… Read More

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Who was Mary Edwards Walker?

Introduction Mary Edwards Walker, M.D. (26 November 1832 to 21 February 1919), commonly referred to as Dr. Mary Walker, was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war and surgeon. She is the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honour. In 1855, she earned her medical degree at Syracuse Medical College in New York,… Read More