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Winter in Appalachia, USA, ~1964
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Hiller "Hitler" Jones 11th Field Artillery 1938
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Okay I'll stop, I just love the antics that soldiers get up to in their downtime, they deserve a bit of humor
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Marines of 5th Reg goofing off during the occupation
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Sorry don't know the actual year
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The Great Gama posing with his gada, 1910s or 20s
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Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt (22 May 1878 – 23 May 1960), commonly known by the title Rustam-e-Hind and by the ring name The Great Gama, was a pehlwani wrestler and strongman in British India and later, Pakistan. In the early 20th century, he was an undefeated wrestling champion of British India.
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The democratically elected prime minister of Iran who supported the Shah's ouster by referendum, Mohammed Mossadegh, would be overthrown by a coup sponsored by the UK and USA shortly after this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
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