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[pakistanarchives]

Air Marshal Malik Nur Khan Awan with his father Capt. Malik Mihr Khan Awan and Nawab Malik Amir Muhammad Khan Awan of Kalabagh in pre-Independence days. Born into a Punjabi Awan tribe in Attock, he gained commissioned in the Royal Indian Air Force after graduating from the famed Rashtriya Indian Military College in Dehra Dun in 1941. He participated in World War II on the side of the United Kingdom and opted for Pakistan as an aftermath of the partition of British India in 1947. He gained nationwide famed and public notability when he commanded and led Pakistan Air Force in the second war with India in 1965 as well as noted for his aerial skills when he participated on Six-Day War on behalf Arab countries fought against Israel. After retiring in 1969, he started his career in national politics and served as Governor of West Pakistan under President Yahya Khan as well as serving cabinet minister in Yahya administration from 1969 till 1970 when resigning over mutual disagreements. . #Pakistan #PakistanArchives #PAF #pakistanairforce #AirMarshal #airmarshalmaliknurkhan #MalikNurKhan #topgun #india #chaklala #islamabad #kalabagh #lahore #karachi #fighterpilot #warhero #worldwar2veteran #worldwar2 #chaklalaairbase #airbase #rawalpindi #trending #followforfollow #follow4followback #follow4follow #pakistanhistory #prepartion #pakistanairforceofficial #pakistanairforceourpride #pakistanhistoryinpics (at Kalabagh) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoWedWHVjB/?igshid=c1kvwhk9wun

[heididuty]

#worldwar2veterans #VeteransDay2021 (à VFW Post 1474) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWKMkThl_c5sQ2gNvKKpDCkXLlRt38uJgYcFmI0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gloriamoncada]

I've only heard of the #purpleheart💜 but had never seen one before #worldwar2veteran #pawpaw

[madissontaylor]

Thank you Gdad for your service to our country!!! Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! 📸: @__saramarin #honorthosewhohaveserved #honorthefallen #memorialdayweekend #worldwar2veteran #silverfox #smartpunk #98yearsyoung (at Sage Biscuit Cafe)

[tigermike]

🇺🇲WWII uncovered: 77th Anniversary of D-Day : 82nd Airborne Division

Private Harry Hudec, of 11709 Park Hill Avenue Cleveland Ohio, enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1942 at the age of 20. He served with the 82nd Airborne Division, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company.

"Operation Neptune was an all-important airborne phase of Overlord, the name given to the massive plan for D-Day invasion of Europe. The 82nd Airborne was an integral part of Operation Neptune. Because the 504th PIR ranks had been depleted due to the Italian Campaigns the 507th and the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments were attached to the 82nd for this operation.

The 82nd's mission was to destroy vital German supply bridges and capture causeways leading inland across the flooded areas behind the Normandy beaches where seaborne forces would land to gain control of roads and communications. More than 10,000 All-Americans landed by parachute and glider on June 6, 1944 as part of the greatest airborne assault in history.'

'The 508th was responsible for the Southwest quadrant of the 82nd Airborne sector in Normandy.Their primary targets were bridges over the Douve River, located at Brienville and Beuzeville-la-Bastille. Clouds and heavy anti-aircraft fire caused the formations to break up and many of the planes to stray off course. The confusion was also compounded by the Wehrmarcht's presence in the scheduled drop zones. This prevented the pathfinders from marking them and delayed many pilots from flashing the jump lights until they had overshot the drop zones. Both the 507th and 508th were scattered over the Normandy countryside." (ww2-airborne.us)

Hudec jumped into Normandy on D-Day around 1:30 AM and fought on Hill 30 between Chef du Pont and Picauville. On June 15th, he suffered a combat injury and was hidden and cared for by a local family over 4 days until the arrival of German troops. Harry was hospitalized to remove the hand grenade fragments from his injury. He quickly returned to service.

Harry went on to jump into Holland as part of Operation Market-Garden and also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Pvt. Hudac is shown below during a preparation for a practice jump. According to his enlistment records Harry was 6 ft 4 and 1/2 in tall. He was also stated to be a Regimental Champion boxer.

After the war Harry returned to Cleveland, Ohio. On June 19, 1946 he married Dorothy Stevens of Sedalia, Missouri. The couple had three children, numerous grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Harry retired from the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company after 43 years of service and was an active member of the Solon VFW. (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer and ww2-airborne.us)

Harry Hudac died on March 28, 2007 at the age of 85. He lies in rest at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sedalia, Missouri. Lest We Forget.

#ww2uncovered #worldwar2history #WWII #WWIIveteran #WorldWarII #WWIIVet #worldwar2 #worldwartwo #82ndairborne #82ndairbornedivision #worldwar2veteran #ww2history #ww2veteran #ww2vet #ww2 #paratrooper #airborne #airborneinfantry #airbornealltheway #clevelandohio #ohio #greatestgeneration #usarmy #army

Original description and photo sourced by: ww2-airborne.us, US Army Archive, Cleveland Plain Dealer and ancestry.com

[jimmysmithtraining-blog]

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[jimmysmithtraining-blog]

With much love, tremendous respect and a debt which I can never repay, to the man that raised me, I am eternally grateful #Repost @shimbosorganics (@get_repost) ・・・ Kick Hitlers Ass✔️ Have The Most Fruitful Economic Period ✔️ Set Examples For What Culture Should Be✔️ Define Selfless Service✔️ There’s the baby boomers, generation X and millennials but when your generation is simply known as the “greatest”...you can rest easy... #veterans 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 as fuck (he’s mad I swore because women read this) Bonus Points:here’s where I got my good looks Shimbos was founded by World War II veteran Jimmy Ienner and we honor his legacy and all our great veterans. #worldwar2 #veteransday #veterans #worldwar2veteran #crossfit #shimbos #personaltrainers #paleo #whole30 #bodybuilding #flexibledieting #weightlosssupport #weightlossstruggle #fatloss #losingfat #losingweight #fitness #fitnessblog #fitnesshelp #fitnesstips #america #diethelp #diettips #lowcalorie #lowcalories #healthydiet http://ift.tt/2iOsgFi

[jimmysmithtraining-blog]

Kick Hitlers Ass✔️ Have The Most Fruitful Economic Period ✔️ Set Examples For What Culture Should Be✔️ Define Selfless Service✔️ There’s the baby boomers, generation X and millennials but when your generation is simply known as the “greatest”...you can rest easy... #veterans 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 as fuck (he’s mad I swore because women read this) Bonus Points:here’s where I got my good looks Shimbos was founded by World War II veteran Jimmy Ienner and we honor his legacy and all our great veterans. #worldwar2 #veteransday #veterans #worldwar2veteran http://ift.tt/2mgZzG5