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Yes, General, Laura Cohn with Business Week Magazine. It sounds like you've made some good progress on the oil fields in the south but that you might have a problem once you get to Baghdad. Could you tell us what your plan is to secure the oil fields?
GEN. RENUART: I don't think there's any oil fields in Baghdad.
CENTCOM news briefing, tuesday march 25

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Today in Military History

August 15



1917:

HILL 70, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 25 Aug 17)


1917:

VC won by Pte Michael James O'Rourke, 7th Battalion, CEF, Hill 70, France


1944:

Operation Dragoon, Allied landing in South of France


1944:

SOUTHERN FRANCE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Aug 44)


1945:

Emperor Hirohito's radio broadcast, accepting Allied surrender terms - VJ Day




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