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  2. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland) - Wikipedia

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    Renovated. 2008. Cost. $272,800. Design and construction. Architect (s) Levi Scofield. The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a major Civil War monument in Cleveland, Ohio, honoring the more than 9,000 individuals from Cuyahoga County who served the Union throughout the war. [1] It was dedicated on July 4, 1894, and is located ...

  3. Maroon beret - Wikipedia

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    The maroon beret is worn by all members of the 25th (Airborne) Infantry Battalion (Jägerbataillon 25) of the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer), which is a mixed airborne/air assault unit. The Special Forces group of the Austrian Armed Forces (Jagdkommando) also originally wore the maroon beret because of their airborne capability, but adopted ...

  4. Berets of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army has used military berets as headgear with various uniforms beginning in World War II. Since June 14, 2001, a black beret is worn by all U.S. Army troops unless the soldier is approved to wear a different distinctive beret. A maroon beret has been adopted as official headdress by the Airborne forces, a tan beret by the ...

  5. United States Air Force Pararescue - Wikipedia

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    The maroon beret worn by Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers was authorized by HQ USAF in 1966 [30] and is the second beret to be authorized for universal wear, after the U.S. Army Special Forces Beret. The beret symbolizes the blood sacrificed by fellow Pararescuemen and their devotion to duty by aiding others in distress. [31]

  6. List of museums in Cleveland - Wikipedia

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    Children's Museum of Cleveland. Goodrich–Kirtland Park. Children's. Cleveland Grays Armory Museum. Downtown Cleveland. Military. History of the Cleveland Grays, a private military company which was founded in 1837, and the military heritage of Greater Cleveland. Cleveland History Center. University Circle.

  7. History of Cleveland - Wikipedia

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    The written history of Cleveland began with the city's founding by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern Ohio in the early 19th century.

  8. Cleveland Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    www.cmnh.org. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum located approximately five miles (8 km) east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio in University Circle, a 550-acre (220 ha) concentration of educational, cultural and medical institutions. The museum was established in 1920 by Cyrus S. Eaton to perform research, education ...

  9. Military beret - Wikipedia

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    History: the first beret-type cap (khaki colour, with black ribbon and "eagle" badge) was issued for Air Force enlisted personnel in 1930, but berets became popular in the 1970s, when reconnaissance troops (paratroopers) were issued with rifle green (or grass green) berets. Previously maroon beret was also experimented and even reversible ...