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Battle of Roanoke Island
1862 Union General Ambrose Burnside scores a major victory when he captures Roanoke Island in North Carolina. The victory was one of the first major Union victories of the war and it gave the Yankees control of the mouth of Albemarle Sound, a key Confederate bay that allowed the Union to threaten the Rebel capital of Richmond from the south. The Yankees suffered 37 men killed and 214 wounded, while the Confederates lost 23 men killed and 62 wounded before the surrender. The Union now controlled a vital section of the coast. The victory came two days after Union General Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Henry in northern Tennessee, and, for the first time in the war, the North had reason for optimism.
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February 07
The "Angel of Death"
1979: The infamous Nazi doctor, Dr. Josef Mengele who performed medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camps, dies of a stroke while swimming in Brazil--although his death was not verified until 1985.
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2. Housing Assistance Program; USA Cares has saved over 865 privately owned or rented homes and kept over 1,830 children in their familiar surroundings. While the mortgage and real estate crisis has affected all Americans, military families with fewer options, have been impacted disproportionately.
3. Basic Needs; Assistance that keeps the lights on, the home warm and the primary family car in the driveway.
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Last week (1.30.10) USA Cares responded to these and other military family problems with over $22,400 of direct financial assistance for 28 families in 13 separate states. Over the past week USA Cares received 178 new requests for financial help.
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The "Reagan Doctrine" Is Announced
1985 In his State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan defines some of the key concepts of his foreign policy, establishing what comes to be known as the "Reagan Doctrine." The doctrine served as the foundation for the Reagan administration's support of "freedom fighters" around the globe. In action, this policy translated into covertly supporting the Contras in their attacks on the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua; the Afghan rebels in their fight against the Soviet occupiers; and anticommunist Angolan forces embroiled in that nation's civil war. President Reagan continued to defend his actions throughout his two terms in office. During his farewell address in 1989, he claimed success in weakening the Sandinista government, forcing the Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan, and bringing an end to the conflict in Angola. Domestic critics, however, decried his actions, claiming that the support of so-called "freedom fighters" resulted only in prolonging and escalating bloody conflicts and in U.S. support of repressive and undemocratic elements in each of the respective nations.
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How to Send Valentines to Military Overseas
Valentine Greetings and Packages Cheer Deployed Troops
Jan 9, 2010 Linda Ashar
In the midst of commercial frenzy and personal angst over the best Valentine gift and greeting for one’s lover, spouse, significant other, or family member, there is another place where a simple Valentine greeting can make a big difference in a person’s life – military mail call.
Sending Valentine's Day cards originated a few hundred years ago, and became socially popular in the 19th century. While the romance of Valentines between lovers captured in Cupid's enchantment is certainly a part of this cheerful holiday, Valentines are not limited to lovers.
The exchange of Valentine greetings, including cards, candy and gifts, has been a common social practice among friends and family for well over a hundred years.
Remember an Important Relationship on Valentine's Day
Thus, St. Valentine's Day is the perfect time for lovers and friends, acquaintances and others to make a positive gesture of remembrance within a socially acceptable framework. This February holiday has raised the expectation that people will take a moment to stop and appreciate the nature of their relationships and recognize them with cards, flowers, candy, perfume, books, music or other gifts -- depending on the nature of the relationship.
Because society has developed the tradition of exchanging cards and gifts on Valentine's Day, the holiday gives people an opportunity to explore more deeply those farther reaching relationships that, while physically remote and anonymous on a personal level, are increasingly intimate on a world scale: our troops who serve far from home.
Read more at Suite101:
How to Send Valentines to Military Overseas: Valentine Greetings and Packages Cheer Deployed Troops
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Show our troops (and vets) some love on Valentine’s Day!
Veterans
To send Valentines to Veterans, you can locate a facility through the VA Home Page. This is a
great project to do with kids! If you have a facility nearby, you can call and ask if you can deliver
them in person. And I also found this site for sending Valentines to Canadian Veterans.
Stars and Stripes Valentines
The deadline for printed Valentines in Stars and Stripes is January 26; if you miss it, you can
still get in the online Valentine’s section. I sent one a few years ago for the print version for DH
and he loved it.
Care Packages
When my husband was deployed, I sent him a picnic in a box. What have you sent/are sending?
Share your tips!!!
Nestle has some Tips for Sending Baked Goods. Others suggest adding a slice of bread to
absorb excess moisture and wrapping in tin foil. I’ve also heard that Pringles containers make
for good packaging. I found a food sealer was awesome for cookies, but squished the brownies
too much.
Agencies and Organizations
Soldier’s Angels and Any Soldier can match you with a soldier. Businesses, groups, and
schools may want to consider Adopting a Platoon.
USO Operation Care Package enables you to make a donation–they pack and ship for you and
you can still send a personal message with your package.
Please add some other ways to show our troops some Valentine’s love!
Photo Credit: Valentine’s Day
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AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WONDERFUL TWIT FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS.
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February 05
Hitler to Mussolini: Fight harder!
1941 On this day in 1941, Adolf Hitler scolds his Axis partner, Benito Mussolini, for his troops' retreat in the face of British advances in Libya, demanding that the Duce command his forces to resist. Since 1912, Italy had occupied Libya because of purely economic "expansion" motives. But despite expansion into parts of East Africa and Egypt, Mussolini's forces proved no match for the Brits in the long run. As Britain threatened to push the Italians out of Libya altogether and break through to Tunisia, Mussolini swallowed his pride and asked Hitler for assistance. Hitler reluctantly agreed--but only if Mussolini stopped the Italians' retreat and kept the British out of Tripoli, the Libyan capital. But the Italians continued to be overwhelmed; in three months, 20,000 men were wounded or killed and 130,000 were taken prisoner. Only with the arrival of German Gen. Erwin Rommel would the Italian resistance be strengthened against further British advances. Even with Germany's help, Italy was able to defend its North African territory only until early 1943.
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Battle of Dabney's Mill (Hatcher's Run)
1865: The Union and Confederate forces around Petersburg, Virginia, begin a three-day battle that produces 3,000 casualties but ends with no significant advantage for either side.
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February 04
First U.S. Helicopter Is Shot Down in Vietnam
1962 The first U.S. helicopter is shot down in Vietnam. It was one of 15 helicopters ferrying South Vietnamese Army troops into battle near the village of Hong My in the Mekong Delta. The first U.S. helicopter unit had arrived in South Vietnam aboard the ferry carrier USNS Core on December 11, 1961. This contingent included 33 Vertol H-21C Shawnee helicopters and 400 air and ground crewmen to operate and maintain them. Their assignment was to airlift South Vietnamese Army troops into combat.
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February 04
Seawolf
1991: The Pentagon releases its budget for Fiscal Year 1992. The budget includes $2.8 billion for the creation of a Seawolf nuclear attack submarine and the decommissioning of the Navy's last two active battleships, USS Missouri (BB 63) and USS Wisconsin (BB 64).
See more on tanks, ships, and planes in our Military Equipment Guide.
February 03
Klaus Fuchs Arrested for Passing Atomic Bomb Information to Soviets
1950 Klaus Fuchs, a German-born British scientist who helped developed the atomic bomb, is arrested in Great Britain for passing top-secret information about the bomb to the Soviet Union. Fuchs' capture set off a chain of arrests. Harry Gold, whom Fuchs implicated as the middleman between himself and Soviet agents, was arrested in the United States. Gold thereupon informed on David Greenglass, one of Fuchs' co-workers on the Manhattan Project. After his apprehension, Greenglass implicated his sister-in-law and her husband, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. They were arrested in New York in July 1950, found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage, and executed at Sing Sing Prison in June 1953.
Learn more Cold War facts
February 03
U.S. troops capture the Marshall Islands
1944: The United States capture the Marshall Islands, long occupied by the Japanese. The islands were used by them as a base for military operations.
Visit our WWII history archives.
February 02
United States rejects proposal for conference with Stalin
1949: The U.S. rejects a proposal for conference with Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin. Secretary of State Dean Acheson rejects the idea as a "political maneuver." This exchange was further evidence of the diplomatic sparring between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that was so characteristic of the early years of the Cold War.
Learn more about the Cold War.
February 02
First U.S. Air Force Plane Crashes in South Vietnam
1962 The first U.S. Air Force plane is lost in South Vietnam. The C-123 aircraft crashed while spraying defoliant on a Viet Cong ambush site. The aircraft was part of Operation Ranch Hand, a technological area-denial technique designed to expose the roads and trails used by the Viet Cong. U.S. personnel dumped an estimated 19 million gallons of defoliating herbicides over 10-20 percent of Vietnam and parts of Laos from 1962 to 1971. Agent Orange--so named from the color of its metal containers--was the most frequently used. The operation succeeded in killing vegetation but not in stopping the Viet Cong. The use of these agents was controversial, both during and after the war, because of questions about long-term ecological impacts and the effect on humans who handled or were sprayed by the chemicals. Beginning in the late 1970s, Vietnam veterans began to cite the herbicides, especially Agent Orange, as the cause of health problems ranging from skin rashes to cancer and birth defects in their children. Similar problems, including an abnormally high incidence of miscarriages and congenital malformations, have been reported among the Vietnamese people who lived in the areas where the defoliate agents were used.
Learn more Vietnam War facts
February 01
Texas Secedes
1861 Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention votes 166 to 8 in favor of the measure. The Texans who voted to leave the Union did so over the objections of their governor, Sam Houston. Texas' move completed the first round of secession. Seven states--South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas--left the Union before Lincoln took office. Four states--Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas-- waited until the formal start of the war with the firing on Ft. Sumter at Charleston, South Carolina, before deciding to leave the Union. The remaining slave states--Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri--never mustered the necessary majority for secession.
Learn more Civil War facts
February 01
Texas Secedes
1861: Texas secedes from the Union with a vote of 166 to 8 in favor of the measure.
Read more.
about how Texas won its independence.
February 05
Hitler to Mussolini: Fight harder!
1941 On this day in 1941, Adolf Hitler scolds his Axis partner, Benito Mussolini, for his troops' retreat in the face of British advances in Libya, demanding that the Duce command his forces to resist. Since 1912, Italy had occupied Libya because of purely economic "expansion" motives. But despite expansion into parts of East Africa and Egypt, Mussolini's forces proved no match for the Brits in the long run. As Britain threatened to push the Italians out of Libya altogether and break through to Tunisia, Mussolini swallowed his pride and asked Hitler for assistance. Hitler reluctantly agreed--but only if Mussolini stopped the Italians' retreat and kept the British out of Tripoli, the Libyan capital. But the Italians continued to be overwhelmed; in three months, 20,000 men were wounded or killed and 130,000 were taken prisoner. Only with the arrival of German Gen. Erwin Rommel would the Italian resistance be strengthened against further British advances. Even with Germany's help, Italy was able to defend its North African territory only until early 1943.
Learn more World War II facts
Battle of Dabney's Mill (Hatcher's Run)
1865: The Union and Confederate forces around Petersburg, Virginia, begin a three-day battle that produces 3,000 casualties but ends with no significant advantage for either side.
Want to know more about military history? Visit our history page.
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