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Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), an American naval officer, [1] was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau.
He survived in agony for another day. His body was taken by Winchester Medical College, skinned, and preserved as an anatomical specimen. When a Union army occupied Winchester in 1862, his body was "rescued" by a Union doctor, who had it shipped to his home in Indiana. It was returned to the family and buried in North Elba in 1882.
The VDF is the descendant of the Virginia State Guard, the Virginia Regiment, and ultimately the Colonial Virginia militia of the Virginia Colony . The Virginia Defense Force Command is headquartered at the historic Old City Hall, but drills out of the Waller Armory in Richmond, Virginia. State law allows the command to grow to as many as 7,800 ...
Micheal Woods, executive director of Cleveland County Rescue Mission, shows the shelter options at the missions Julius Street location. Transitional and emergency housing are available for men.
April 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM. In the midst of its 70th anniversary, nonprofit the Nashville Rescue Mission has announced it will be naming and dedicating its women's and men's centers after donors ...
Daniel Morgan (1735/36 – July 6, 1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791–1794. Born in New Jersey to James and Eleanor Morgan, a ...
April 11, 2024 at 7:58 AM. A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week after the trio spelled out “HELP ...