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Army opens living history exhibit at Pentagon
By J.D. Leipold
December 15, 2008
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World War I signal pigeon "President Wilson" served with the Tank Corps at St. Mihiel, France where it carried critical messages identifying the location of enemy machine-gun positions that were blocking the American advance. The pigeon is part of th...
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A compass belonging to Dr. Bodo Otto is on display as part of the Army Pentagon exhibit that opened Dec. 15. Dr. Otto served as senior surgeon to Gen. George Washington at Valley Forge, Pa., and established a system for mass inoculation of Soldiers a...
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Secretary of the Army Pete Geren and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. opened the U.S. Army Pentagon Exhibit - A Living History" Dec. 15. The exhibit features more than 400 historical artifacts, some 80 pieces of original artwork and hundr...
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