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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
Vanishing History: World War II Code Talker Passes Away at 92
The role of Native American code talkers in World War II is a little-known part of history. In March of 2016, Gilbert Horn Sr., one of the last surviving code talkers, passed away at age 92.
Although the Navajo code talkers are the most well-known Native American soldiers from World War II, soldiers from many nations and tribes joined the fight. Horn was one of them. Born and raised on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana, he spoke his native Assiniboine language as well as English. He joined the National Guard when he was just 15 years old, and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor when he was 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.
Although he first trained as a sharpshooter, he eventually shifted into communications and encryption. He was frequently able to put his native tongue to work to send coded communications, which the Japanese were unable to decipher. Although he was not always speaking to other Assiniboine speakers, the languages were generally similar enough that the two code talkers were able to communicate.
Horn volunteered for a dangerous position with a group known as Merrill's Marauders, which specialized in deep penetration. This was dangerous and grueling work that required them to trek deep into the jungles with no outside support. They cut supply and communications lines to prepare the way for broader attacks. During one 800-mile trek, Horn was shot. For his service on that mission, he received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
After the war, he returned home to Montana and worked on his family's ranch. Although he did not receive the veterans' benefits he was promised, he was able to pursue an education. He became a prominent leader in his community and was eventually named a chief of his tribe. No one had received that honor for 125 years.
Firsthand accounts provide a valuable insight into World War II, but many of our veterans have passed on.
http://blog.theveteranssite.com/cs-gilbert-horn-code/
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Trump Gets Enough Delegates To Win Nomination
Ladies & Gentleman – THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – DONALD J. TRUMP! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DONALD AND ALL OF HIS SUPPORTERS! WHITE HOUSE HERE WE COME!!!
The billionaire completes his journey from political outsider to beat 16 other contenders to the Republican party crown.
17:04, UK,Thursday 26 May 2016
Donald Trump waves to supporters at a rally in Anaheim
By Sky News US Team
Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president, according to an Associated Press news agency count.
The real estate billionaire was one delegate over the 1,237 threshold on Thursday after a small number of unbound Republican delegates said they would back him.
With another 303 delegates at stake in five state primaries on 7 June, Mr Trump is expected to easily increase his total and avoid a contested party convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in July.
Against all expectations, the political newcomer saw off 16 other Republicans who sought the party's presidential nomination for November's election.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who looks likely to be Mr Trump's Democratic opponent, is close to securing the delegate numbers she needs to win her party's nomination.
Trump's achievement in getting the majority if delegates as reported by AP with undecided delegates switching to him is truly historic.
Newt Gingrich Steve House, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party and an unbound delegate, said he liked Mr Trump's background as a businessman.
He said: "Leadership is leadership. If he can surround himself with the political talent, I think he will be fine."
Oklahoma Republican chairwoman Pam Pollard added: "I think he has touched a part of our electorate that doesn't like where our country is.
Video: Anti-Trump Protests In New Mexico
"I have no problem supporting Mr Trump."
Republican officials have been wary of Mr Trump's caustic style and provocative statements on Mexicans, women, building a wall between the US and Mexico and banning Muslims from the US.
But millions of grassroots activists, many of them outsiders to the political process, have praised what they see as his truth-telling.
Video: Trump Has 'Rattled' World Leaders
Mr Trump spent just $57m (£39m) on his campaign through the end of April.
He covered most of that with at least $43m of his own money loaned to the campaign.
He also spent less than $21m on paid TV and radio commercials - around a quarter of the amount spent by Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who dropped out of the race three months ago.
Mr Trump became the presumptive nominee earlier this month after Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich dropped out of the race.
But securing the necessary delegates effectively ends his primary campaign.
http://news.sky.com/story/1702544/trump-gets-enough-delegates-to-win-nomination