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18 year old GI John Wauthier with his BAR near Bütgenbach Belgium, January 1945. He survived the war, married Ann Hoffman, and they raised a family of 10 children. John passed away at the age of 71 in 1997 and is buried in Cecil, Pennsylvania. His wife passed away in 2023.
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Howard Hughes at the controls of the H-4 "Spruce Goose" for its only flight, 2 November 1947
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Official portrait of Dr. Farrokhroo Parsa, physician and Iran's first female cabinet minister. She was executed for "prostitution" after the Islamic revolution: "I am prepared to receive death with open arms rather than live in shame by being forced to be veiled." Iran, 1970s
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A Colorado National Guardsman lies dead with armed strikers standing guard during the Colorado Coalfield War. US, Colorado, Las Animas County. April, 1914.
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Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey arrive at JFK Airport on September 9, 1987 after Broderick was charged in Ireland and released on bail in connection with a car accident that killed two people.
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March 18, 2003: Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, after being doused in red paint due to Denmark's participation in the Iraq War (1240x826)
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Former vice-president Henry A. Wallace listening to Pete Seeger sing on a plane. US, 1948.
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Navy crew pushing Huey helicopters off of aircraft carriers to make room for landing planes with people still evacuating. 1975
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Once enemies on opposite fronts, Çanakkale veteran Adil Şahin and Australian veteran Len Hall stand together in Gallipoli years after the war ended. (1990 📸 Vedat Açıkalın, When Old Foes Meet)
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