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An Ethiopian hero of the Korean War
BBC News ^
| 25th September 2012
| Alex Last
Posted on 09/25/2012 3:10:45 AM PDT by the scotsman
'Sixty years ago, Ethiopia was at war. Not in Africa, but thousands of miles away in Korea. This is the story of one Ethiopian officer who won a US gallantry award.'
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: ethiopia; haileselassie; kagnew; kagnewbattalion; korea; koreanwar
To: the scotsman
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posted on
09/25/2012 3:12:52 AM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(The pundits have forgotten the 2010 elections.)
To: the scotsman
통일 Tong-il! (Reunification! What Republic of Korea/”South Korean” soldiers say when saluting)
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posted on
09/25/2012 3:35:13 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: the scotsman
How about the kenyan who won the nobel peace prize?
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posted on
09/25/2012 3:38:52 AM PDT
by
gotribe
(WTF?)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
09/25/2012 4:19:38 AM PDT
by
DeaconBenjamin
(A trillion here, a trillion there, soon you're NOT talking real money)
To: gotribe
There’s only one kenyan that I know of who won the nobel peace prize,and he’s a POS.
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posted on
09/25/2012 5:01:17 AM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: gotribe; Farmer Dean
Ms Wangari Maathai in 2004? Or do you mean the other one trying to destroy America?
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posted on
09/25/2012 5:21:39 AM PDT
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: the scotsman
"The Americans didn't call us 'Negro' as we would be angry," he says."
That's putting it mildly. I wouldn't want to find myself at cross swords with any Ethiopian fighter. Don't call them "Africans" either, as they don't consider themselves Africans, or even members of the same racial group.
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posted on
09/25/2012 7:27:23 AM PDT
by
PowderMonkey
(WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
To: the scotsman
"That's Haile Selassie of you!"
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posted on
09/25/2012 7:29:51 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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