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2. Military payment certificate - Wikipedia

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   Military payment certificates, or MPC, was a form of currency used to pay United States (US) military personnel in certain foreign countries in the mid and late twentieth century. They were used in one area or another from a few months after the end of World War II until a few months after the end of U.S. participation in the Vietnam War ...

3. History of military ballooning - Wikipedia

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   The history of military ballooning dates back to the late 18th century, when the Montgolfier brothers, Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne, first demonstrated the potential of hot-air balloons for military use. The first recorded military use of balloons was during the French Revolutionary Wars, when the French military used balloons to gather ...

4. United States home front during World War II - Wikipedia

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   Controls and taxes. Federal tax policy was highly contentious during the war, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt opposing a conservative coalition in Congress. However, both sides agreed on the need for high taxes (along with heavy borrowing) to pay for the war: top marginal tax rates ranged from 81% to 94% for the duration of the war, and the income level subject to the highest rate was ...

5. Dell L. Dailey - Wikipedia

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   War in Afghanistan. Iraq War. Awards. Defense Superior Service Medal. Legion of Merit. Bronze Star Medal. Meritorious Service Medal (6) Air Medal. Dell Lee Dailey [1] (born 1949) [2] is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and former head of the State Department 's counterterrorism office, serving from July 2007 to April 2009.

6. Biden summons the legacy of WW2 heroes to call on ... - AOL

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   President Joe Biden on Friday summoned Americans to a defense of democracy, calling on the ideals of the Army Rangers who scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc 80 years ago to warn against a drift ...

7. Balloonfest '86 - Wikipedia

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   Balloonfest '86 was an event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost 1.5 million balloons. [2] The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt.