The last of the Napoleonic Wars was fought in 1815... ...aphy was developed in 1839. So photographs of the veterans of the Napoleonic Wars are a real treasure.Each y... ..., the anniversary of Napoléon's death, the veterans marched to Paris' Place Vendôme in full uni... ...Saint Helena medals, is...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/20/Photos-of-Veterans-of-the-Napoleonic-Wars/(Photo: Michael Sulsona)40 years ago, Michael Suls... ...etnam. For two years, he's been trying to get the Veterans ' Administration to provide him with a replacement...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/15/Veterans-Wheelchair-Falls-Apart-in-Hardware-Store-Employees-Fix-It-Immediately/If you're male and a citizen of the United States or a legal immigrant, you must register with the Selective Service System when you turn 18 years old. For the next 7 years, if there is ever a draft, you may get called u...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/11/US-Government-Sends-Draft-Notices-to-14000-Men-Born-in-the-1800s/Of the 80 men involved with Doolittle's Raid, only four survive today. They were hailed as heroes for giving the U.S. its first victory against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After many years of raising a glass...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/27/A-Final-Toast-to-Fallen-Comrades/Jason Everman had the honor of being hired and fired from not just one, but two famous bands. After drifting for a while with other bands, he enlisted in the Army:When he arrived for basic training at Fort Benning, his h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/05/The-Guitarist-Who-Got-Kicked-out-of-Nirvana-and-Soundgarden-Then-Joined-the-US-Army-Special-Forces/(Photo: AP/Thanh Nien Newspaper, Kha Hoa)In 1966, US Army doctor Sam Axelrad amputated the arm of Nguyen Quang Hung, a captured North Vietnamese soldier. Mr. Hung then spent several months recovering and working for the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/07/04/Vietnam-War-Veterans-Reunite-with-the-Bones-of-an-Amputated-Arm/The guns fell silent 94 years ago today. The long nightmare that was the First World War was over. Artist Rachel Holding marked the occasion by making this wreath out of toy soldiers and a single plastic poppy.Link -via...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/11/11/On-Remembrance-Day/[youtube 5Td4xzS6r2E](Video Link)On August 2, 1956, Albert Woolson died at an age estimated between 105 and 109. He was the last Union veteran of the American Civil War and probably the last veteran from either side of t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/25/Video-of-the-Last-Veteran-of-the-American-Civil-War/Roman Baca became a ballet dancer after high sch... ...ough performance on behalf of a new generation of veterans . He now holds workshops for veterans and schoolchildren in both the U.S. and Iraq. Rea...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/07/A-Marines-Return-to-Ballet/Veterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with Post... ...in Injuries. That's bad enough, but the number of veterans suffering from back injuries is much bigger. VA s... ...Inroe's estimate — that 70 percent of returning veterans have moderate to severe back problems...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/17/back-problems-in-veterans/
