Devil’s Brigade: This Legendary Fighting Force Gave Rise to U.S. Special Forces
The 1st Special Service Force gained its place in history with daring exploits in combat in France and Italy.
Here s What You Need to Know: The Devil’s Brigade, which inflicted an estimated 12,000 casualties on enemy forces and took 7,000 prisoners during the war, gave rise to the U.S. Special Forces.
When General George C. Marshall visited London in April 1942, the new chief of the British Combined Operations Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, introduced him to a “very odd-looking individual … [who] talks well and may have an important contribution to make.” The man in question was Geoffrey N. Pyke, a bearded, unkempt maverick and former journalist, philosopher, and inventor who had joined Mountbatten’s coterie of civilian strategists. Just weeks before Marshall’s visit, Pyke had conceived a plan called Project Plough, which envisioned specially trained troops on motorized, armed sleds
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Montana VA Health Care systems administers potentially life-saving Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
MILES CITY â The Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) administered the first Moderna vaccines to Veterans in MTVAHCSâs Miles City Community Living Center. The long-term care facility serves 18 Veterans who served in World War II, Vietnam and Korea with 27 staff members.Â
Residents and staff have been screened daily and tested every two weeks for COVID-19 and no residents have contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic. Residents and staff have observed the strictest safety protocol to safeguard residentsâ lives.Â
âThe past nine months have not been easy for the residents, family members, and staff,â said Nurse Manager Jennifer Kransky. âSince March 6, our residents have not seen their spouses, met new grandchildren, or been able to go out in the Miles City community. We have found ways to create connection and interaction such as setting up separated vi
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‘Diddy’ delivers, chicken coops, New Year’s Eve restrictions: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY
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Gadsden: The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alabama topped 2,800 this week, as recent days have shown a steady climb and new record high inpatient counts – 2,804 on Tuesday – as the surge in cases continues. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, the University of Alabama’s Division of Infectious Diseases director, said Alabama now is third in the nation in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita, behind Nevada and Arizona. She said Alabama is sixth in the nation in the number of COVID-19 cases per capita, after falling out of the top 10. On Christmas Eve, the number hospitalized was 2,458 across the state; on Christmas Day and on Saturday, it was 2,516, according to statistics published by BamaTracker. On Sunday, the number rose to 2,631; and it jumped significantly by Monday, to 2,802 people hospitalized.
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