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5 days ago · Jarhead. #10. “Sir, I got lost on the way to college, sir.”. – Jake Gyllenhall, Anthony Swoff – Jarhead. Jarhead is a goldmine for military movie quotes. Anthony Swofford (Swoff) signs up for the Marines, and he quickly regrets his decision once meeting his Drill Instructor.
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4 days ago · John Wayne did much to attempt and change his image from being a draft dodger. Later in WWII, the actor was open to enlistment after his draft status was changed yet faced resistance from his movie studio. The studio argued that John Wayne should remain back home and continue to produce patriotic movies.
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15 hours ago · Filipino Americans were the earliest recorded Asian-Americans to serve in the United States Army. Map of the Battle of New Orleans, where Filipino Americans, known as "Manilamen", played a decisive role in 1815 during the War of 1812 in manning the artillery defenses, which allowed American forces to repulse enemy forces during the battle.
21 hours ago · World War II had begun. World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 1939–45. The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China). It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in human ...
1 day ago · The Battle of Okinawa ( Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, [24] : 17 was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. [25] [26] The initial invasion of Okinawa on 1 April 1945 was the largest ...
4 days ago · With its presale box office surpassing 27 million yuan ($3.74 million), the upcoming movie Home Coming has currently topped the presale box office charts for the National Day holiday, which will last from Oct 1 to 7. Under the helm of director Rao Xiaozhi, the movie starring veteran actor Zhang Yi and idol Wang Junkai follows two unarmed ...
4 days ago · Zhang Ping, China's consul general in Los Angeles, said the film did a great job of conveying the core mission of the Chinese Communist Party "to serve its people wholeheartedly" and the commitment of Chinese diplomats in practicing "diplomacy for the people". He said many scenes in the movie were familiar to those who work in the diplomatic field.
