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Of 374 graduates of the US Military Academy Class of 1942, seventy would not survive the war. Their stories deserve to be remembered.
Encountering the metal in the New World in the sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors assumed that the metal was simply gold that hadn’t yet ripened- they gave it the derisive name “platina” meaning “little silver.”
While the massive Essex-class fleet carriers grabbed the headlines with their sprawling air groups and high-speed strikes, the "Jeep carriers" of the Casablanca class provided the indispensable backbone of Allied maritime operations.
Man-eating big cats are rare, but can be prolific killers. Studying some of history's greatest struggles with nature’s creatures helps us to understand ourselves, and offers lessons as we continue to face the challenges of living in harmony with our environment.
