Little Pictures Big History Veteran's Day Edition

Mr_Incognito Published 11/11/2013

Images capturing big moments throughout history. Dedicated to all who have served bravely in the line of fire.

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Reaching for Rescue, Vietnam. 1968
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Soldiers comfort each other during the Korean war in the early 1950s
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The 1913 Gettysburg reunion of 53,407 American Civil War vetererns of the Battle of Gettysburgs 50th anniversary shake hands
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91 Year Old Civil War Veteran Samuel Johnson at Memorial Day Parade Wilmington, DE 1941
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WWI veteran assists two Civil War veterans, 1922
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Two Civil War veterans from both sides shake hands at Gettysburg -1913
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Out of the approx. 750,000 soldiers that fought for the South, these were the last three surviving Confederate Civil War veterans. Photo taken in 1951
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Harlem Hellfighters Soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 15th N.Y. National Guard Regiment who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action, WWI -1919
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American soldiers returning from WWI on the USS Agamemnon, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1918
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Christmas truce between Britain and Germany WW1, 1914
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses paratroopers on June 5th, the night before D-Day, WWII, 1944
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American Paratroopers about to jump into Normandy, June 6th, 1944
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Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, FR. D-Day. June 6th, 1944
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D-Day June 6th, 1944
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Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles Beach in Normandy, on June 6th, 1944
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Soldier struggling to survive the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, Omaha Beach, June 6th, 1944
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American soldier taking down a sign from a street named after Adolf Hitler in 1945
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American soldier standing in the rubble of The Mounument to the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig Germany, 1945
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African American soldier looks pleased to guard captured Nazi German soldiers. April 1945
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Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie moves to comfort a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight for Hill 484 during the Vietnam War, 1966
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The morning after a long night awaiting a Viet Cong ambush that never came. 40 miles East of Saigon, Vietnam, 1965
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Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into the tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, Vietnam, northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. March 1965
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Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968
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Pinned down by gun fire, a U.S. medic looks over a wounded comrade, Phu Loi, South Vietnam, 1966
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Fallen soldier being raised to helicopter in Vietnam War 1966
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PFC Kyle Hockenberry who lost both legs and his left arm in an IED explosion
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Fallen Soldiers Returning Home
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Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq.
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Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months.

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Reaching for Rescue, Vietnam. 1968
2.
Soldiers comfort each other during the Korean war in the early 1950s
3.
The 1913 Gettysburg reunion of 53,407 American Civil War vetererns of the Battle of Gettysburgs 50th anniversary shake hands
4.
91 Year Old Civil War Veteran Samuel Johnson at Memorial Day Parade Wilmington, DE 1941
5.
WWI veteran assists two Civil War veterans, 1922
6.
Two Civil War veterans from both sides shake hands at Gettysburg -1913
7.
Out of the approx. 750,000 soldiers that fought for the South, these were the last three surviving Confederate Civil War veterans. Photo taken in 1951
8.
Harlem Hellfighters Soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 15th N.Y. National Guard Regiment who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action, WWI -1919
9.
American soldiers returning from WWI on the USS Agamemnon, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1918
10.
Christmas truce between Britain and Germany WW1, 1914
11.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses paratroopers on June 5th, the night before D-Day, WWII, 1944
12.
American Paratroopers about to jump into Normandy, June 6th, 1944
13.
Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, FR. D-Day. June 6th, 1944
14.
D-Day June 6th, 1944
15.
Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles Beach in Normandy, on June 6th, 1944
16.
Soldier struggling to survive the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, Omaha Beach, June 6th, 1944
17.
American soldier taking down a sign from a street named after Adolf Hitler in 1945
18.
American soldier standing in the rubble of The Mounument to the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig Germany, 1945
19.
African American soldier looks pleased to guard captured Nazi German soldiers. April 1945
20.
Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie moves to comfort a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight for Hill 484 during the Vietnam War, 1966
21.
The morning after a long night awaiting a Viet Cong ambush that never came. 40 miles East of Saigon, Vietnam, 1965
22.
Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into the tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, Vietnam, northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. March 1965
23.
Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968
24.
Pinned down by gun fire, a U.S. medic looks over a wounded comrade, Phu Loi, South Vietnam, 1966
25.
Fallen soldier being raised to helicopter in Vietnam War 1966
26.
PFC Kyle Hockenberry who lost both legs and his left arm in an IED explosion
27.
Fallen Soldiers Returning Home
28.
Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq.
29.
Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months.

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1. Reaching for Rescue, Vietnam. 1968

2. Soldiers comfort each other during the Korean war in the early 1950s

3. The 1913 Gettysburg reunion of 53,407 American Civil War vetererns of the Battle of Gettysburgs 50th anniversary shake hands

4. 91 Year Old Civil War Veteran Samuel Johnson at Memorial Day Parade Wilmington, DE 1941

5. WWI veteran assists two Civil War veterans, 1922

6. Two Civil War veterans from both sides shake hands at Gettysburg -1913

7. Out of the approx. 750,000 soldiers that fought for the South, these were the last three surviving Confederate Civil War veterans. Photo taken in 1951

8. Harlem Hellfighters Soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 15th N.Y. National Guard Regiment who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action, WWI -1919

9. American soldiers returning from WWI on the USS Agamemnon, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1918

10. Christmas truce between Britain and Germany WW1, 1914

11. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses paratroopers on June 5th, the night before D-Day, WWII, 1944

12. American Paratroopers about to jump into Normandy, June 6th, 1944

13. Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, FR. D-Day. June 6th, 1944

14. D-Day June 6th, 1944

15. Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles Beach in Normandy, on June 6th, 1944

16. Soldier struggling to survive the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, Omaha Beach, June 6th, 1944

17. American soldier taking down a sign from a street named after Adolf Hitler in 1945

18. American soldier standing in the rubble of The Mounument to the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig Germany, 1945

19. African American soldier looks pleased to guard captured Nazi German soldiers. April 1945

20. Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie moves to comfort a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight for Hill 484 during the Vietnam War, 1966

21. The morning after a long night awaiting a Viet Cong ambush that never came. 40 miles East of Saigon, Vietnam, 1965

22. Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into the tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, Vietnam, northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. March 1965

23. Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968

24. Pinned down by gun fire, a U.S. medic looks over a wounded comrade, Phu Loi, South Vietnam, 1966

25. Fallen soldier being raised to helicopter in Vietnam War 1966

26. PFC Kyle Hockenberry who lost both legs and his left arm in an IED explosion

27. Fallen Soldiers Returning Home

28. Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq.

29. Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months.

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1.
Reaching for Rescue, Vietnam. 1968

2.
Soldiers comfort each other during the Korean war in the early 1950s

3.
The 1913 Gettysburg reunion of 53,407 American Civil War vetererns of the Battle of Gettysburgs 50th anniversary shake hands

4.
91 Year Old Civil War Veteran Samuel Johnson at Memorial Day Parade Wilmington, DE 1941

5.
WWI veteran assists two Civil War veterans, 1922

6.
Two Civil War veterans from both sides shake hands at Gettysburg -1913

7.
Out of the approx. 750,000 soldiers that fought for the South, these were the last three surviving Confederate Civil War veterans. Photo taken in 1951

8.
Harlem Hellfighters Soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 15th N.Y. National Guard Regiment who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action, WWI -1919

9.
American soldiers returning from WWI on the USS Agamemnon, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1918

10.
Christmas truce between Britain and Germany WW1, 1914

11.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses paratroopers on June 5th, the night before D-Day, WWII, 1944

12.
American Paratroopers about to jump into Normandy, June 6th, 1944

13.
Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, FR. D-Day. June 6th, 1944

14.
D-Day June 6th, 1944

15.
Canadian soldiers land on Courseulles Beach in Normandy, on June 6th, 1944

16.
Soldier struggling to survive the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, Omaha Beach, June 6th, 1944

17.
American soldier taking down a sign from a street named after Adolf Hitler in 1945

18.
American soldier standing in the rubble of The Mounument to the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig Germany, 1945

19.
African American soldier looks pleased to guard captured Nazi German soldiers. April 1945

20.
Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie moves to comfort a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight for Hill 484 during the Vietnam War, 1966

21.
The morning after a long night awaiting a Viet Cong ambush that never came. 40 miles East of Saigon, Vietnam, 1965

22.
Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into the tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, Vietnam, northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. March 1965

23.
Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968

24.
Pinned down by gun fire, a U.S. medic looks over a wounded comrade, Phu Loi, South Vietnam, 1966

25.
Fallen soldier being raised to helicopter in Vietnam War 1966

26.
PFC Kyle Hockenberry who lost both legs and his left arm in an IED explosion

27.
Fallen Soldiers Returning Home

28.
Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during his second tour in Iraq.

29.
Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months.