Posted on Oct 8, 2014

On this day in Military History - 8 October

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On this day in 1918, United States Corporal Alvin C. York reportedly kills over 20 German soldiers and captures an additional 132 at the head of a small detachment in the Argonne Forest near the Meuse River in France. The exploits later earned York the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Thank you for sharing sir. We can never learn or know enough of our military history and heritage. It's something that is lacking in today's military.

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