Archive for June, 2010
Seventy years after the Arandora Star was sunk with loss of 713 enemy aliens … – Scotsman
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Seventy years after the Arandora Star was sunk with loss of 713 enemy aliens … Scotsman “Same as they always are,” he replies, “That I was a victim of Italy's foolhardy military adventures.” He was one of the lucky ones. …
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Reality of the war in Afghanistan – The Guardian
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Reality of the war in Afghanistan The Guardian To mark this, we will be starting a five-day peace walk from the Ministry of Defence in London, to the military prison in Colchester, where soldier Joe … and more
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Wolfgang Tillmans: the lightness of being – The Guardian
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by admin.
The Guardian Wolfgang Tillmans: the lightness of being The Guardian He was living in Hamburg, doing community service in lieu of military service after school, and he became part of the club scene. … and more
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Amy Jenkins: A privileged old lady and a nation in thrall – Independent
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Amy Jenkins: A privileged old lady and a nation in thrall Independent There was the chink of tea cups and the distant, comforting parps of a military brass band.
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Taliban switch to long-range fire in fight against UK troops – The Guardian
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by admin.
The Guardian Taliban switch to long-range fire in fight against UK troops The Guardian Major General Gordon Messenger, the Ministry of Defence's chief military spokesman, said Taliban-led insurgents were resorting to what he described as an … Fourth Royal Marine to die in four days named by MoD BBC News British death toll in Afghanistan creeps up to 301 Daily Mail Tributes paid to marine whose death is grim milestone in conflict Portsmouth News WalesOnline
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Tributes to Afghanistan crash Leeds soldier – Yorkshire Evening Post
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Telegraph.co.uk Tributes to Afghanistan crash Leeds soldier Yorkshire Evening Post … who was in the Ridgeback's turret, escaped with his life. An investigation by the Royal Military Police is now underway to establish exactly what happened.
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The Gathering The usual vow of omerta must be ripped up – Scotsman
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by admin.
BBC News The Gathering The usual vow of omerta must be ripped up Scotsman Our proud military tradition stretches back to 1633 when the Royal Scots, the oldest infantry regiment of the line in the British army, was established in … Alex Salmond refuses to apologise for secret Gathering loan Telegraph.co.uk Salmond held secret talks to save Gathering behind Gathering Scotsman all 100 news articles
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Royal Marines memorial at Norton Fitzwarren church – BBC News
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Royal Marines memorial at Norton Fitzwarren church BBC News … soldiers had been killed in a road accident in Helmand. A total of 307 UK military personnel have died in Afghanistan since the start of operations in 2001.
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British reaction to outbreak of Korean war: Distant – but still an obligation – The Guardian
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by admin.
The Guardian British reaction to outbreak of Korean war: Distant – but still an obligation The Guardian … press in November 1950 that the US would take whatever steps necessary to retrieve the military situation, including the use of “every weapon we have”.
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Funeral for Chester soldier Terry Webster shot by Taliban – ChesterChronicle.co.uk
Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by admin.
Funeral for Chester soldier Terry Webster shot by Taliban ChesterChronicle.co.uk Mourners at Holy Trinity Church, Norris Road, Blacon, on Tuesday included local people as well as Corporal Webster's comrades at a full military service …
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