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General William C. Westmoreland at Camp Evans, South Vietnam, unknown date

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Five officials in formal robes at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, 1926

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“I am going to die a good Catholic and a soldier of the Irish Republic. Lord Jesus give me courage in my last moments. If I had only got told of my sentence, I would have been well prepared before now. Oh mother if I could only see you.” James Fisher(18). First of 81 executions Nov.17,1922 (217x338)

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Two peasants from the region around Rome. A daguerreotype by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey, 1842.

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Audrey Hepburn shops with her pet deer, Pippin in 1959

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American artillerymen and their peace sign flag in South Vietnam, 1971

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The Burning Monk, 1963

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Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein & Saudi Arabian King Fahd examining a gold-plated rifle Fahd gave Saddam as a gift, early 1980's. At the time the Sunni House of Saud was backing Saddam in his war against Shia-dominated Iran. (1200x800)

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“Amateurs talk tactics, professionals study logistics”-General Omar Bradley. Omaha beach, June 9th, 1944

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Actor Kyle MacLachlan gets a piggyback ride from “Dune” author, Frank Herbert. 1984

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Japanese destroyer Kikuzuki beached on Nggela Sule, Solomon Islands, circa 1944

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