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Sgt. George Chamberlain of the 43rd Infantry Division examines the Japanese souvenirs he captured during the fighting on New Georgia, 1944. Chamberlain would also receive a Silver Star and Purple Heart while leading his squad on the island.
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US Soldiers in a Jeep with an improvised mount M1917A1 water-cooled MG in Ohrdruf Germany - April 1945. (LIFE Magazine, David Scherman Photographer)
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Opening day of the first McDonald's restaurant in Poland. Warsaw, June 17, 1992. Photo by Cezary Słomiński.
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Eleven Okinawa civilians who were huddled in this hillside cave were rescued when a passing Marine patrol heard a baby crying. After being assured that no harm would come to them they emerged from their hideout and here a Leatherneck lends a hand to a mother and baby, 1945.
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The town of Ellenton, South Carolina was razed to make way for the Savannah River Site, to manufacture components for nuclear weapons. One of the town's residents put up this roadside memorial at the city limits sign, 1950
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The crew of Eagle 7, an M26 Pershing attached to the 3rd Armored Division made famous for knocking out a Panther by Koln Cathedral on the 6th March 1945. An event that remains one of the clearest tank duels ever recorded
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Children swearing allegiance to the Little Red Book during the Cultural Revolution. China, 1971
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Carl Akeley posing with the leopard he killed with his bare hands after it attacked him, 1896
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