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Bam Aquino was born on May 7, 1977 in Manila to Paul Aquino, a son of Benigno Aquino Sr., and Melanie (née Aguirre) Aquino.. His grandfather, Benigno Sr., served as a congressman from Tarlac's 2nd district (1919–28), a senator from the 3rd district (1928–34), and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Japanese-puppet state of the Philippines from 1943 to 1944.
The 25 Year War: America's Military Role in Vietnam (ISBN 978-0813190365) is a book by General Bruce Palmer Jr. about the Vietnam War, and was published in 1984.. The book is split into two parts, the first which follows chronologically the events leading to the fall of Saigon in 1975 and mentions Palmer's position in those events.
This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (November 2024) Vietnam War Part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War in Asia Clockwise from top left: US Huey helicopters inserting South Vietnamese ARVN troops, 1970 North Vietnamese PAVN ...
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
War in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized U.S. military forces and organized forces of (a) belligerent(s). (Note: Ongoing wars are indicated in bold and with red bars.)
Ready 5/Alert 5: Aircraft on standby on flight deck ready to be launched in 5 minutes or less. Ready room: Room on an aircraft carrier where aircrew conduct much of their pre-flight and post-flight briefs. Round Down: The stern of the Carrier where the Flight Deck Started.
The Battle of Ban Me Thuot was a decisive battle of the Vietnam War which led to the complete destruction of South Vietnam's II Corps Tactical Zone.The battle was part of a larger North Vietnamese military operation known as Campaign 275 to capture the Tay Nguyen region, known in the West as the Vietnamese Central Highlands.
Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, and the spillover of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war Israel Hezbollah Hamas PIJ PFLP Lebanese Resistance Brigades: 2023 Ongoing 2023 American–Middle East conflict Spillover of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war United States Revolutionary Commando Army. Syrian Democratic Forces. In support of: Israel. Syria Iraqi ...