Frontlines of Freedom 04-22-2017 Show # 487 Hour 1

April - Month of the Military Child
Apr 23 - U.S. Army Reserve 110th Birthday
May - Military Appreciation Month
May 1 - Silver Star Service Banner Day
May 1 - Loyalty Day
May 8 - VE Day 73rd Anniversary
May 11 - Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 12-20 - Armed Forces Week
May 19 - Armed Forces Day
May 28 - Memorial Day
June 6 - D-Day 74th Anniversary
June 14 - U.A. Army 243rd Birthday
June 14 - U.S. Flag Day

April 21
1526 - Mongol Emperor Babur annihilates the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi
1836 - General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto; TX wins independence from Mexico
1898 - The Spanish-American War begins
1914 - U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico; they will stay 6 mos
1918 - German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen "The Red Baron" is shot down & killed
1943 - FDR announces that several Doolittle pilots have been executed by Japanese
1961 - The French army revolts in Algeria
1966 - Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is awarded the MOH, posthumously, for bravery during the Vietnam War

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