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garand Picture of the day #113 African American Soldiers
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Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 05-18-2009 at 11:19 PM.
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Bonus photos
A couple more african american soldiers
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 05-18-2009 at 11:19 PM.
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they're kinda bunched up in the first photo, above. probably posed.
carbines and an '03... which would be expected for support troops.
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Originally Posted by
goo
they're kinda bunched up in the first photo, above. probably posed.
carbines and an '03... which would be expected for support troops.
The mighty Red Ball Express?
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http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmssha...200202151f.jpg
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"When Gen. Patton said for you be there, you were there if you had to drive all day and all night. Those trucks just kept running. They'd break down, we'd fix them and they'd run again," said James D. Rookard, a truck driver with the famous World War II Red Ball Express
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http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmssha...200202151h.jpg
Last edited by goo; 04-24-2009 at 11:30 AM.
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Here is the caption for the picture
Originally Posted by
goo
they're kinda bunched up in the first photo, above. probably posed.
carbines and an '03... which would be expected for support troops.
US patrol, comprised mainly of African American soldiers preparing to surround farmhouse and eliminate a German
sniper inside on the 5th day of the Allied invasion of France.
Location: Varreville, Normandy, France
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