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  2. DD Form 214 - Wikipedia

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    The most important copy of the DD 214 for the individual is the long form copy. It is the standard form needed to obtain benefits such as GI Bill or government employment priority. There are eight original DD214 copies. All but Member 1, the "short form" copy, contain information as to the nature and type of discharge, and the re-enlistment code.

  3. DD 214 - Wikipedia

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    DD 214 or DD-214 may refer to: DD Form 214, United States military discharge document; USS Tracy, a United States Navy destroyer in service 1919 to 1946

  4. List of last words - Wikipedia

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    Thus I discharged two duties, those of friend and judge; yet I feel in my conscience something which makes me doubt whether my conduct was not criminal." [15]: 131–132 — Chilon of Sparta, philosopher (6th century BC), speaking to his friends before his death "It is better to perish here than to kill all these poor beans."

  5. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Final reckoning, just deserts after death Go to one's watery grave [1] To die of drowning: Literary: Go to a Texas cakewalk [11] To be hanged Unknown Go the way of all flesh [2] To die Neutral Go west [2] To be killed or lost Informal Refers to the sun setting at the west. The Grim Reaper [2] Personification of death Cultural

  6. In Memoriam A.H.H. - Wikipedia

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    In Memoriam was a favourite poem of Queen Victoria, who after the death of her husband, the Prince Consort Albert, was "soothed & pleased" by the feelings explored in Tennyson's poem. [15] In 1862 and in 1883, Queen Victoria met Tennyson to tell him she much liked his poetry.

  7. USS Tracy - Wikipedia

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    USS Tracy (DD-214/DM-19) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Franklin Tracy . Construction and commissioning

  8. Frank Luke - Wikipedia

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    Frank Luke Jr. (May 19, 1897 – September 29, 1918) was an American fighter ace credited with 19 aerial victories, ranking him second among United States Army Air Service (USAAS) pilots during World War I, after Eddie Rickenbacker. Luke was the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor and first USAAS ace in a day. [1]

  9. Leonard Matlovich - Wikipedia

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    Born at Hunter Air Force Base in Savannah, Georgia, Matlovich was the only son of retired Air Force sergeant Leonard Matlovich (of Czech ancestry) and his wife, Vera. [10] [11] [12] He spent his childhood living on military bases, primarily throughout the Southern United States. [13]