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Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2003

Posted on January 28th, 2008 by admin

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2003

On a sunny November afternoon, young children in traditional dress stroll the grounds of the Meiji Shrine. The circa-1920 shrine is dedicated to Japanese Emperor Meiji, who died in 1912.
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Photograph by Justin Guariglia
Source: National Geographic

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Checking house during patrol

Posted on January 16th, 2008 by admin

Checking house during patrol

Vietnam. As the second phase of operation “Thayer,” the 1st Air Cavalry Division (airmobile) is having operation”Irving” in the area 25 miles north of Qui Nhon which lies 400 miles north-northeast of Saigon. The 1st Air Cavalry was given the mission of clearing a mountain range where an estimated two battalions of North Vietnam regulars were supposed to be massing an attack on Hammond Airstrip. Troops of “A” Company, checking house during patrol., 10/06/1966
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Source : wikipedia