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Gapyeong Canada Monument The Gapyeong Canada Monument ( ) is a monument erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the Canadian Forces during the Korean War , especially at the Battle of Kapyong in the Canadian Korean War Memorial Garden . The English text describing the monument reads as follows : When one walks toward the monument , at the left is a panel explaining the history of the monument while at the right is a description of the Canadian contribution to the Korean War . The main monument is centred at the far end alongside both a Korean and Canadian flag . The main monument is flanked left by the monument dedicated to the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia ' s Canadian Light Infantry ( PPCLI ) and the battle on Hill 677 and flanked on the right with another monument naming all the Canadian units that participated in the Korean War . The Main monument . The main monument was erected December 30 , 1983 and its English text reads as follow : PPCLI monument . At the left of the main monument lies the monument dedicated to the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry for their actions during the Battle of Kapyong on April 24 and 25 1951 , actions that had them decorated with the United States Presidential Unit Citation . This monument was erected November 7 , 1975 . Canadian contribution to the Korean War . The two rightmost monument describe the Canadian contribution to the Korean war . The front monument reads as follow s : The rear monument goes into details , listing the units that participated in the Korean war as well as the size of the contribution : 26 , 791 Canadians during the war itself , 7 , 000 until 1955 with 516 casualties and 1 , 255 wounded . The units that served are :
T - 94 T - 94 was one of the competitive Russia n tanks developed under the new generation tank program . Today that program is possibly abandoned , as some Russian officials claim , in favour of the T - 90 modernization . The T - 94 was first seen in Ukraine in 1996 . It appears the tank was in direct competition with two other tank projects known under different names , mostly Black Eagle and T - 95 . The T - 94 was characterized by its extremely low profile , with a weight reduced to 41 . 3 metric tons , seven road wheels and an unmanned turret . The 3 - man crew ( commander , gunner , driver ) was placed in the hull front . The tank was powered by a gas turbine engine . Its main armament was a 125 mm smoothbore gun , with a revolving automatic loading system , capable of firing the 9M119 anti - tank missiles . The fire control , for both missiles and standard rounds , was conducted through a television camera in the turret . The tank protection included explosive reactive armour , the Shtora - 1 and Arena active protection system s and an ABC protection . The T - 94 was said to be effective but very expensive to produce .
F - 22 Raptor Demo Team The F - 22 Raptor Demo Team is stationed at the home of Air Combat Command at Langley AFB in Hampton , VA . This team flies the USAF ' s Lockheed Martin F - 22 Raptor at airshows around the globe , performing stunning maneuvers that demonstrate the advanced maneuverability of the F - 22 . These demonstrations include the power loop , split , and tail slide , as well as a high speed pass and dedication pass . These maneuvers are based on ones designed for combat operations , but are performed at much lower altitudes than most pilots are certified to fly at . The US Air Force approved the demonstration in 2007 , replacing Air Combat Command ' s F - 15C demonstration team . The first team commander and pilot was Paul " Max " Moga , who performed the demonstration for the 2007 and 2008 seasons . Major David " Zeke " Skalicky was the teams second pilot , who was followed by Major Henry " Schadow " Schantz .
AMPL - class interceptor boat AMPL ( P - 2000 ) class of interceptor boats are series of ten watercraft built by M / s Anderson Marine Private Limited , Goa , India for the Indian Coast Guard . Design . The vessels in this series are 20 meters long with a beam of 5 . 8 meters and are armed with single 7 . 62 mm machine gun . They are powered by 2 Deutz - MWM TBD 234 V12 diesel engines ( 823 Bhp each ) and 1 Deutz - MWM TBD 234 V8 550 bhp diesel engine driving 3 Hamilton 402 - series water - jet , 2200 Bhp . Initially 10 vessels were ordered in September 1990 with an option for 6 more ( However option was never invoked ) . They were built in cooperation with Sea King industries . Glass - reinforced plastic hulls were laid up by Anderson Marine , employing molds originally built by M / s Watercraft Marine , Shoreham , UK for the Royal Navy Archer class patrol vessel ( P - 2000 ) . In order to meet the speed and performance requirements , vessels were configured in a triple - engine water jet arrangement and the machinery , superstructure and deck arrangement were redesigned by Amgram Ltd , Sussex , UK . The vessels were originally to have had a 20 mm Oerlikon AA forward but a remotely controlled 7 . 63 mm machine gun has been substituted . Role . The vessels are intended for patrolling the coast , interdiction of smugglers and infiltrators , and search and rescue operations . The AMPL class interceptors have a complement of one officer and eleven sailors . They have a range 600 nautical miles at 15 knots . The vessels have been based at various Indian coast guard station such as Mandapam , Mangalore , Visakhapatnam , Okha , Chennai , Kochi and Goa , and one boat was leased to Mauritius in 2001 .
USS Alabama ( 1850 ) The USS " Alabama " was a wooden side - wheel steamer , built at New York City in 1850 and operated thereafter in commercial service in the western Atlantic . Civil War service . The U . S . Army used her as a transport during the spring and early summer of 1861 , and she was purchased by the Navy at the beginning of August of that year for conversion to a warship . Commissioned as USS " Alabama " at the end of September 1861 , in the next month she was attached to the large naval force preparing to seize Port Royal , South Carolina , for use as a base for blockading the southern seacoast . However , before that expedition reached its target area , she was detached and sent to patrol off Charleston , South Carolina . In December , " Alabama " took station along the Georgia coast , capturing the ship there on the 12th . For the rest of 1861 and most of 1862 , " Alabama " continued to enforce the blockade . In February – March 1862 , she took part in the occupation of coastal positions in Georgia and Florida , and later played a role in the capture of at least three blockade running schooner s . " Alabama " was under repair in October – December 1862 , after which she spent nearly seven months cruising in the West Indies area in search of Confederate commerce raiders . She was sent north in late July 1863 in an effort to control an outbreak of yellow fever among her crew and did not resume active service until May 1864 . " Alabama " served with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron for the rest of the Civil War . While off the North Carolina coast in October 1864 , she assisted in the destruction of the blockade runner " Annie " . Late in 1864 and in January 1865 , " Alabama " supported the attacks that finally captured Fort Fisher , thus closing the port of Wilmington , N . C . , as a source of supplies and commerce for the Confederate cause . During March and April 1865 , she operated in the vicinity of Hampton Roads and on the James River , Virginia . Her final active service was performed cruising along the mid - Atlantic coast . Post war . " Alabama " was decommissioned at Philadelphia in mid - June 1865 and sold less than a month later . She soon resumed civilian employment , with no change in name , and remained in merchant service until destroyed by fire in 1878 .
Spadroon The Spadroon is a light sword with a straight blade of the cut and thrust type . The style became popular among military and naval officers in the 1790s , spreading from England to the United States and to France , where it was known as the " épée anglaise " . Hilts were often of the beaded or " five - ball " type with a stirrup guard . A spadroon blade usually had a broad , central fuller and a single edge , often with a false edge near the tip . Spadroons can also be double - edged as well .
Cyrus Hayden Cyrus Hayden was a United States Navy sailor received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean Expedition on June 11 , 1871 . While serving as the color bearer for the ' s crew and Marines , Hayden planted the American Flag on the ramparts under heavy enemy fire . Hayden enlisted in the Navy from Boston , Massachusetts in 1869 . Medal of Honor citation . Rank and organization : Carpenter , U . S . Navy . Born : 1843 , York , Maine Accredited to : Maine . G . O . No . : 169 , February 8 , 1872 . Citation : On board the USS Colorado during the attack and capture of the Korean forts , 11 June 1871 . Serving as color bearer of the battalion , Hayden planted his flag on the ramparts of the citadel and protected it under a heavy fire from the enemy .
Mauro del Vecchio General Mauro Del Vecchio OMRI ( born 7 June 1946 ) is a former Italian Army general and politician . He commanded the NATO International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF ) in Afghanistan from August 2005 to May 2006 and was succeeded by British general David Richards . Life and career . Del Vecchio was born in Rome , Italy and graduated from the Military Academy of Modena in 1967 . He attended the specialization school of Turin . He subsequently earned the rank of " Tenente " was given command of a platoon of Bersaglieri . He eventually became commander of a company of 8th Bersaglieri Regiment . After that he attended the " Scuola di Guerra " ( School of Warfare ) he was the commander of 1st Battalion if Bersaglieri then he was named commander of Florence military district . After his promotion to the rank of " Generale di Brigata " he led the infantry brigade " Garibaldi " . In the late 90s Del Vecchio was commander of the NATO Multinational Brigade North in Bosnia and Herzegovina ( March – October 1997 ) and NATO Kosovo Force commander of the Multinational Brigade West in Kosovo . From September 2007 to March 2008 he was the commаnder of " Comando Operativo Interforze " that oversee the deployment of Italian forces around the world . In the early months of 2008 he resigned from his position as commander of " Comando operativo Interforze " as he was running in the legislative election of 2008 for the Democratic Party . He was elected to the Senate .
Ronald Brittain Ronald Brittain , MBE MSM ( 2 September 1899 – 9 January 1981 ) was well known during his lifetime as an archetypal Regimental Sergeant Major ( R . S . M . ) and for having possibly the loudest voice in the British Army . He was often featured in World War II training films and was reported on widely in the newspapers of the day . On retirement from the army , R . S . M . Brittain ' s notoriety enabled him to enjoy a career in advertising , voice over work and film acting , usually playing a Sergeant Major . Biography . He was born in Aigburth Vale , Liverpool , the son of a gardener and worked in a local butcher ' s shop from leaving school until 1917 , when he enlisted , during World War I , first in the King ' s ( Liverpool ) Regiment and then transferred into the South Wales Borderers , where his imposing height of six feet three inches soon saw him promoted . He eventually transferred to the Coldstream Guards . Attached to the training staff at the Royal Military Academy , Sandhurst , he was well known for his parade ground bellow , which could reduce the gentleman cadets — many of them foreign princes and titled sons of the aristocracy — to trembling wrecks . Known to the cadets as " The Voice " , he was credited as the originator of that phrase so beloved of sergeant majors : " You ' orrible little man ! " He later became Regimental Sergeant Major of the Guards Depot , one of the most senior non - commissioned appointments in the British Army , and eventually of Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot , where it was estimated that around 40 , 000 officer cadets passed through his tender care . Brittain retired from the army in 1954 and , after a spell as a salesman for an outsize clothing outfitters , he acted in films and plays and lent his legendary voice to a number of radio and television advertisements . Still an imposing figure in old age , Brittain was a member of the Society of Toastmasters and was a popular presence at public functions . He died at Chester in 1981 aged 81 . Decorations . Complete as at 1953 . Discography . The Saga Satellites with RSM Brittain - Regimental Rock ( Saga Records , 1959 )
Aşıkpaşazade Aşıkpaşazade , or Ashik Pasha - Zade ( meaning : " Son of Ashik Pasha " ) or Ahmad b . Yahya b . Salman b . Ashik - Pasha ( 1400 — 1484 ) was an Ottoman historian , a prominent representative of the early Ottoman historiography . He was a descendant ( the great - grandson ) of mystic poet dervish Ashiq Pasha ( 1272 - 1333 ) . He was born in the region of Amasya and studied in various Anatolian towns before going to Hadj and stayed some time in Egypt . He later took part in various Ottoman campaigns , such as the Battle of Kosovo ( 1448 ) , Fall of Constantinople and witnessed the circumcision festivities of Mustafa and Bayezid II the sons of Mehmed the Conqueror . Later in his life he started to write his famous history work " Tevārīḫ - i Āl - i ʿOsmān " . Works . His main works are known under two names : " Menâkıb - ı Âli - i Osman " and " Tevārīḫ - i Āl - i ʿOsmān " . The works deals with Ottoman history from the beginning of the Ottoman state until the time of Mehmed II . It is a chronological history of the Ottoman Empire between the years 1298 and 1472 . The work is written in Ottoman Turkish and is partially based on older Ottoman sources , it is more detailed at the events he witnessed personally . His work was used by later Ottoman historians and became a fashion . Criticism . According to Halil Inalcik , in his works Aşıkpaşazade twisted his interpretation of the actual events to match his preconceptions . It was typical for him to simply merge two different stories to forge a new description of the battle . Some parts of " Cosmorama " or " Cihan - Nümâ " , written by Neşri who was another prominent representative of early Ottoman Historiography , were based on the work of Ashik Pasha - Zade .
Guthrie Castle Guthrie Castle is a castle and country house in Angus , Scotland . It is located in the village of Guthrie , east of Forfar , and north - east of Dundee . The castle dates back to the 15th century , although much of the present building is of 19th - century origin . It is now a private house , but is hired out as a venue for corporate events and weddings . History . Guthrie Castle comprises a tower house , originally built by Sir David Guthrie ( 1435 – 1500 ) , Treasurer and Lord Justice - General of Scotland , in 1468 . The Guthrie family later built a house beside the tower . In 1848 , the two were linked by a baronial style expansion , to designs by David Bryce . The historic keep remained in the Guthrie family until 1983 , with the death of Colonel Ivan Guthrie . Restoration . In 1984 Guthrie Castle was purchased by Daniel S . Peña , Sr . , an American businessman . Peña restored the castle to its 19th - century condition , and built a golf course within the estate in 1994 / 95 . In 2003 , the castle and its grounds were opened to the public , for wedding parties , corporate functions and for group bookings .
William A . Peffer William Alfred Peffer ( September 10 , 1831October 6 , 1912 ) was a United States Senator from Kansas , notable for being the first of six Populists ( two of whom , more than any other state , were from Kansas ) elected to the United States Senate . In the Senate he was recognizable by his enormous flowing beard . His name was also raised as a possible third - party presidential candidate in 1896 . Biography . Born in Cumberland County , Pennsylvania , Peffer attended the public schools and commenced teaching at the age of 15 . He followed the gold rush to San Francisco , California in 1850 and moved to Indiana in 1853 , Missouri in 1859 , and Illinois in 1862 . During the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army as a private , was promoted to second lieutenant , and served as regimental quartermaster and adjutant , post adjutant , judge advocate of the military commission , and department Army he studied law , and was admitted to the bar in 1865 , commencing practice in Clarksville , Tennessee . He moved to Fredonia , Kansas in 1870 and continued the practice of law , and purchased and edited the " Fredonia Journal " . Peffer was a member of the Kansas Senate from 1874 to 1876 and moved to Coffeyville , Kansas , where he edited the " Coffeyville Journal " in 1875 and also practiced law . He was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1880 and was editor of the " Kansas Farmer " at Topeka in 1881 . He was elected as a Populist to the U . S . Senate by the Kansas Legislature and served from March 4 , 1891 , to March 3 , 1897 . He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 , being beaten by a fellow populist William A . Harris , making Peffer the only Populist senator to have been replaced by a fellow Populist . While in the Senate , he was chairman of the Committee to Examine Branches of the Civil Service ( Fifty - third and Fifty - fourth Congresses ) . He was , in 1898 , an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Kansas , and afterward engaged in literary pursuits . Peffer died in Grenola , Kansas in 1912 and was interred in Topeka Cemetery under a soldier ' s government - issued tombstone .
Franz Graßmel Franz Graßmel ( 8 January 1906 – 30 June 1985 ) , was a highly decorated German Fallschirmjäger ( paratrooper ) during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ( ) . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
Tebogo Masire Tebogo Masire is the former deputy commander and former commander of the Botswana Defence Force ( BDF ) . He assumed the post on November 1 , 2006 , succeeding Lt . Gen . Louis Matshwenyego Fisher . Under his command , in March 2007 , the BDF began recruiting females into military service , though Masire has emphasised that female recruits will not receive special treatment .
Georg Haus Georg Haus ( 16 September 1895 – 16 April 1945 ) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II . He was also a recipient of the Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight ' s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership . Georg Haus was killed on 16 April 1945 near Pillau , East Prussia during the Zemland Offensive . He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant .
Loring R - 1 The Loring R - 1 was a reconnaissance aircraft produced in Spain in the late 1920s . It was the first design by D . Eduardo Barron for Jorge Loring ' s company — Talleres Loring , and the firm ' s first aircraft of its own design . Conventional for its day , it was a sesquiplane with staggered wings that were braced with struts in a Warren truss - like configuration . The pilot and observer sat in open cockpits in tandem and the main units of the fixed , tailskid undercarriage were divided . Thirty examples were produced for the " Aeronáutica Militar " of the Spanish Army . A refined version was designed as the R - 2 before production shifted to the Loring R - 3 .
1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 1st West Virginia Cavalry was organized at Wheeling , Clarksburg , and Morgantown in western Virginia between July 10 and November 25 , 1861 . An analysis of the regiment by the George Tyler Moore Center in Shepherdstown , West Virginia shows that it was composed of 32 % native West Virginians , while 23 % were from Pennsylvania , 16 % Ohio , 6 % Virginia , 10 % were German immigrants and 13 % were from other U . S . states . The regiment was mustered out on July 8 , 1865 . Fourteen men of the regiment performed action that later earned them the Medal of Honor , the most of any Civil War regiment : Casualties . The 1st West Virginia Cavalry suffered 10 officers and 71 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded in battle and 126 enlisted men dead from disease , for a total of 207 fatalities .
131st Ohio Infantry The 131st Regiment , Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 131st OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . History . The 131st OVI was mustered into the service at Camp Chase in Columbus on May 14 , 1864 , as an Ohio National Guard unit . It was a part of the Hundred Days Regiments commissioned by Ohio Governor John Brough as rear guard troops in an effort to free up veteran regiments for front - line combat duty in an all - out effort to seize Richmond , Virginia , and hasten the end of the war . Its commander was Col . John G . Lowe . On May 15 , the new regiment traveled by train to Baltimore , Maryland , where it was assigned to the Second Separate Brigade of the VIII Corps . The 131st never saw any combat . Instead , it primarily served on garrison duty at Fort McHenry , then at Fort Marshall and Federal Hill . Detachments served at Washington , D . C . , Harpers Ferry , West Virginia , Fortress Monroe , and City Point , Virginia . On August 19 the regiment was ordered to return to Ohio because the soldiers were nearing the end of their short term of enlistment . The 865 remaining men mustered out at Camp Chase on August 25 , 1864 . The 131st Regiment lost two enlisted men by disease during its service .
46th Battalion , CEF 46th Battalion , CEF , was a battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force . The Saskatchewan Dragoons ( stationed in Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan ) perpetuate the 46th Battalion , CEF . The 46th Battalion served with the 10th Infantry Brigade , 4th Canadian Division from 11 August 1916 until the Armistice . The unit has come to be known as " The Suicide Battalion " . The 46th Battalion lost 1 , 433 killed and 3 , 484 wounded – a casualty rate of 91 . 5 percent – and won 16 battle honours in 27 months .
Malev ( military unit ) A malev is an Estonian military unit led by a senior officer that is subordinate to an infantry division . A " malev " was originally based on a manpower of county and was led by a county vanem . " Malev " is bigger than a pataljon ( " battalion " ) but smaller than a diviis ( " division " ) . It is currently the largest military formation among the Estonian Defence League infantry units . Leadership . Usually , a " malev " is a sub - component of a division , a larger unit consisting of two or more " malevs " ; however , some brigades are classified as a separate brigade and operate independently from the traditional division structure . A " malev " ' s commanding officer is commonly a major or colonel . Organization . A modern " malev " is typically composed of three to five companies or battalion s , depending on the area and available manpower of a given county . Each " malev " can operate independently on a battlefield encompassing an area of 10 x 15 kilometres .