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Jerry Rescue Day was a day in which people would honor the memory of Jerry's rescue and celebrate his road to freedom. It was held every October 1 until the start of the Civil War. This holiday was celebrated by abolitionists and were primarily in the Syracuse, New York, area. The first Jerry Rescue Day was celebrated one year after the events ...
The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers ( Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany ). It began with a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land ...
A Lockheed LC-130H Hercules of the 139th Airlift Squadron takes off from Ice Station Ruby, Greenland, the training facility of the 109th Airlift Wing at the former DYE-2 DEW site. At the end of October 1950, the ANG converted to the wing-base (Hobson Plan) organization. As a result, the 52d Fighter Wing was withdrawn from the New York ANG and ...
"The needs are great," Wood said, "this is a drop in the bucket." Micheal Woods, executive director of Cleveland County Rescue Mission, shows the shelter options at the missions Julius Street ...
The Bowery Mission. Flagship location at 227-229 Bowery. The Bowery Mission is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that provides hot meals, overnight shelter, and faith-based residential programs for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. [1] Its purpose statement reads: "The Bowery Mission exists to promote the flourishing of New Yorkers overcoming ...
Operation Red Wings. Operation Red Wings (often incorrectly referred to as Operation Redwing or Operation Red Wing ), [12] informally referred to as the Battle of Abbas Ghar, was a joint military operation conducted by the United States in the Pech District of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It was carried out from late-June to mid-July 2005 on ...
On 12 February 2024, Israel Defense Forces launched an assault on Rafah, a city in the Gaza Strip, killing over 83 people. [1] [2] The airstrikes destroyed at least one mosque and multiple inhabited homes, killing most or all of their occupants. Israeli government sources linked the airstrikes to its hostage rescue operation, Operation Golden ...
Operation Ladbroke. Sicily (pictured in red). / 37.05444°N 15.26500°E / 37.05444; 15.26500. Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse, Sicily, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. The first Allied mission using large ...