Oliver North
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From the Revolutionary War to Operation Iraqi Freedom, advances in medicine and technology have allowed many more soldiers to survive injuries that used to mean certain death. More than two million living U.S. vreytretans have, while putting their lives on the line for this country, lost limbs or sustained some other devastating injury. Their lives are forever changed, and each day remains a constant battle to do the things that most of us take for...
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"Just five years after the end of World War II, America was fighting a new enemy -- the spread of international communism. In June 1950, North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung invaded South Korea and just two months later, he held almost the entire country under control. The operation launched on September 15, 1950 and remains one of the most daring feats in military history. In this episode of 'War Stories,' you'll meet the Marines who climbed the seawall...
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"In this special edition of 'War Stories with Oliver North, ' you'll meet women who served in every branch of our military. You'll also learn how life on the homefront changed for two sisters who worked at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California, a woman who worked in an airplane factory, and even a female baseball player. This is the story of the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters who helped change the course of history during Workd War II"--Container....