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Sunday, April 21st, 2024
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| 8:12a |  She was considered so valuable to American military morale, that the enemy placed a $10,000 bounty on her. Twice her chopper was downed by enemy fire while she was visiting American military personnel in Vietnam. Noel sang, danced, read poetry, signed autographs, talk to, kissed and hugged the troops in South Vietnam from 1966 to 1970. She is the only woman to travel through South Vietnam to remote bases in helicopters, riding with the door open, next to the gunner. She survived mortar and assault rifle attacks in war zones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Noe Current Music: Lykke Li - Sadness is a blessing |
| 2:22p | Make love and war https://supremashirt.com/products/rli-r  3 Commando (Rhodesian Light Infantry) was nicknamed "the Lovers", or sometimes "the green machine", the latter coming from the green jerseys its men wore in intra-regimental sporting competitions. The "Lovers" nickname emerged during the mid-1960s, and had its origin in the off-duty reputation of its soldiers, who were reportedly very popular amongst the young women of Salisbury. This reputation also contributed to the design chosen for the Commando emblem and flag in 1968, during Operation Cauldron.  As the Commando "Lovers" had not yet seen action on Operation Cauldron, Captain Spike Powell and Lieutenant Chris Pearce suggested that a more suitable emblem than anything military might be a banana. The banana was adopted, and the Commando's insignia became a numeral "3", emblazoned on a banana, with the word "Lovers" above and the designation "Commando" beneath, all on a green shield. This emblem endured for the rest of the RLI's history. Current Music: John Edmond - Sweet Banana |
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