For The Fallen

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,

We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the daytime;

They sleep beyond the foam.

But, where our desires are and our hopes profound,

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,

To the innermost heart of their own land, they are known

As the stars are known to the night.

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,

Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,

As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,

To the end, to the end, they remain.

Four-legged sentinels key to force protection

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Military working dog handler Staff Sgt. Edward Canell watches on as his partner, Rico, sniffs an engine block for explosives. Both are deployed from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mae-Li Allison)

by Capt. Mae-Li Allison

379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

11/26/2004 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Dogs are rarely permitted anywhere these days. Whether it is the grocery store or a crowded rock concert, dogs are often turned away at the door.

However, at a forward-deployed location here, the dogs have free reign and an important job to do.

From detecting explosives to searching buildings and sniffing out suspects, the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron’s military working dogs and their handlers help keep the base secure 24 hours a day. This mission ensures their attendance at nearly every base event, and people said they gladly welcome their presence.

“Our military working dogs are a force multiplier and a compliment to the human and technological security elements we have here,†said Lt. Col. Keith Harris, 379th ESFS commander. “Because these dogs have more than a 90-percent detection rate regardless of the environmental conditions, we know our detection capability is really as good as it gets.â€

In the Battle of Krojanty Polish cavalry acted as horse mounted infantry. Elements of 18th Uhlans Regiment successfully attacked a German infantry battalion, but were then counterattacked by German mechanized unit.

"Contrary to German and Italian propaganda, Polish cavalry brigades never charged tanks with their sabres or lances as they were equipped with anti-tank weapons such as 37mm Bofors wz.36 (exported to UK as Ordnance Q.F. 37mm Mk I) anti-tank guns, that could penetrate 26mm armour at 600m at 30 degrees. The cavalry brigades were in the process of being reorganized into motorized brigades."

This directly from the Department of Defense

U.S.-India Hold Talks on WWII Missing

The Department of Defense announced today that the senior American official responsible for U.S. policies to account for its missing servicemen has concluded a two-day visit to New Delhi for discussions with the Ministries of External Affairs and Defense, and other officials.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs Jerry D. Jennings outlined the commitment of the United States to its worldwide effort in returning missing U.S. servicemen to their families. He discussed with Indian government officials joining Department of Defense operations in searching for and recovering remains of Americans who are missing from World War II.

Stressing his emphasis on safety of U.S. teams operating worldwide, Jennings noted that more than 500 aircraft and 1,200 crewmembers are still missing in World War II’s China-Burma-India theater of operations. It is believed that approximately 416 men remain missing in India from flying resupply missions over “The Hump†– referring to the Himalayan mountain range.

For additional information about POW/MIA recoveries, visit http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo , or call the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office at (703) 699-1169.

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1. WW2 started in 1939, after the invasion of Poland.

- since japan and china were two of the countries most involved in the conflict, it should be marked as 1937 (20 million chinese were massacred in these 2 years). The sino-japanese war did not involve the entire world, but neither did the invasion of Poland.

2. The Germans and the Soviets were allies until 1941.

- as early as the beginning of the 1930 decade, when hitler came to power, saying that the communists should be -killed- and the slavs should be enslaved, everyone and his dog knew that these two were going to war.

3. The axis wanted to dominate the world.

- the germans never had the intention of dominating the entire globe, they "only" wanted to dominate europe. Same with Japan, which intended to dominate eastern asia. Not surprisingly, these were the regions which were by far the most affected during the conflicts.

4. USA won the war and saved the world.

- it's obvious that the military defeat of the axis was mostly the work of the Soviet Union, aided by the other Allies. As stated above, the "world" was never threatened.

5. The A-Bombs in Japan ended the war, were necessary for peace and saved lifes.

- Japan clearly surrendered because of the invasion of Manchuria by the Red Army, and the bombs caused two horrible massacres - how can people say they could somehow have been the cause for peace.