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an old black and white photo of a man with a dog in front of a car

The heartwarming photographs capture the enduring bond between soldiers and dogs in countries across the globe throughout the centuries.

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Major General George Smith Patton IV 1923-2004   Service: 1942-1980

United States Army General. He was the son of famed World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He was in his last year at West Point when his father died after a traffic accident in Germany in December 1945. He served in the Korean War and as a Colonel, he commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam. For his...

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an old photo of a man with a pipe in his mouth and wearing a helmet

During WWII, a pipe was made with a secret cavity that sat in the pipe’s bowl, right below the compartment that held the tobacco. You could stash your secret message in that cavity, and if you were about to be compromised, you simply twisted the pipe stem and the top compartment opened, allowing the burning embers to destroy the message.

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American actor George C. Scott was born on October 18, 1927 in the town of Wise, Virginia. During his final days, George C. Scott resided about 13 miles from the area of Los Angeles County where George S. Patton was born. Image: George C. Scott as George S. Patton from the movie Patton in 1970 from 20th Century Fox via Alamy

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