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Dashing across Austria with his tanks in the spring of 1945, ex-Cavalryman George S. Patton paused long enough to watch a prancing white stallion being put through some remarkable parade-ground paces. General Patton had heard the story of Vienna's famed Spanish Riding School and its Lipizzan* horses. Their classical routines went back to the 16th Century, their bloodlines to Spain and Arabia. When Patton learned that the Nazis had appropriated the Lipizzans and sent 200 mares and foals to a town in Czechoslovakia, he acted with characteristic dash. He sent a tank column to bring them...
...American." But the Daughters of the American Revolution were alarmed. Their president general, Mrs. James B. Patton in Washington, declared that the U.N. flag should be displayed only at U.N. meetings, and never above, or in equal prominence with, Old Glory. Ex-Marine Charles C. Rails, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, also viewed Agriculture's efforts darkly. "Could there be more significance in this effort to 'sell' the U.N. flag as a symbol to supersede the American flag?" he demanded...
...railroad and highway north of Kumchon to cut the main Communist supply line. The British Commonwealth 27th Brigade leapfrogged U.S. troops, sliced toward Kumchon in a wide northeast arc. The main body of the 1st Cavalry Division continued to slog up the Kumchon highway behind Patton tanks...
...TIME, July 24) raced ahead, aided by U.S. tanks and rockets from F-80s. Said trim, 30-year-old General Paik, "Now at least we have some tanks, too, and it is wonderful. My tactic is 'no stop.' " He added proudly, "Now we can be like General Patton...
Alexander Gottschalk of Straus; Ehoneser Gay. Jack J, Neuser, Larson M. Powell of Thayer; William J. Cates, Warren H. Markarian of Weld; John II. Freeman Claude E. Hootott, Jr., Clifford J. Meyer, Anthony S. Patton of Wigglesworth...