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== Standing Guard == U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Parson, of the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2n

...''gerrymander'') made a noteworthy remark, by which he compared a standing army to an erect penis -- "an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a

Vietnam—and regular People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces from the North unified China and the Soviet Union—ultimately defeated the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, which

...19th cent.) and Kigeri IV (reigned 1853–95). Kigeri established a standing army, equipped with guns purchased from traders from the E African coast, and pr ...the country in 1996; by 1997, there was a growing war between the Rwandan army and Hutu guerrilla bands.

..."Mad Anthony" Wayne]], from whom he learned how to successfully command an army on the [[American frontier]]. Harrison participated in Wayne's decisive vic Harrison resigned from the Army in 1798 to become Secretary of the [[Northwest Territory]], and acted as [[

...in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Much of the region was explored by U.S. Army Lt. Zebulon M. Pike before the northern strip of Minnesota bordering Canada ...on Army. Minnesota eventually provides 24,000 men for service in the Union Army for fighting in the Civil War or the Indian Outbreak. During this time, the

...nomy by 1730. In 1767 the demarcation of the Mason-Dixon Line ended a long-standing boundary dispute with Pennsylvania. ...Sept. 12, they attacked Baltimore and fired on Fort McHenry. The American army defended the city and drove them out of Maryland. This battle inspired the

| order2=[[Continental Army|Commander-in-Chief <br /> of the Continental Army]] ...ding General of the United States Army|Senior Officer of the United States Army]]</small>

..."a real modern European type of government with a bureaucracy, a standing army, and a powerful independent executive".<ref>Wood, 2006a, p. 165.</ref> ...He then began to support a national bank, a stronger navy, and a standing army. However, other historians, led by Lance Banning and [[Gordon S. Wood]], se

...Rhode Island militia under Nathanael Greene joined (1775) the Continental Army at Cambridge, and on May 4, 1776, the province renounced its allegiance to * Standing 11 feet tall and 278 feet above ground the Independent Man is a gold-covere

...s, 58-60</ref> that one of the soldiers, Captain [[Thomas Preston (British army officer)|Thomas Preston]] gave Adams a symbolic "single [[Guinea (British c ...e Washington]] of Virginia as commander-in-chief of the [[Continental Army|army]] then assembled around Boston. His influence in Congress was great, and al

...nated the 1st Brigade in the newly created 3rd Division and joined Scott's army in time for the [[Battle of Contreras]]. During the battle he was seriously ...rty|free soiler]] being held down by [[James Buchanan]] and [[Lewis Cass]] standing on the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] platform marked "[[K

...ar]] ([[88_BCE|88 BCE]]-[[84_BCE|84 BCE]]) he overran Anatolia and sent an army to invade Greece which was defeated by [[Lucius_Cornelius_Sulla|Sulla]] in ...ings were confirmed when things got out of hand. In [[378|378]] the Roman army was defeated at the [[Battle_of_Adrianople|Battle of Adrianople]] and Valen

|branch= [[United States Army]] |rank= [[General]] of the Army of the United States[[Image:Us army general insignia 1866.png|80px]]

...Island, where they found the houses built by Ralph Lane's expedition still standing. Two significant events occurred shortly after the colonist's arrival: two ...ng the war. General Joseph Johnston surrendered the last major Confederate Army to General William Sherman near Durham on April 26, 1865.

...handed over responsibility for governing to the commander in chief of the army, General Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan, who became President and Chief Martial L ...red martial law, and suspended portions of the 1973 Constitution. Chief of Army Staff Gen. Muhammad Zia ul-Haq became Chief Martial Law Administrator and p

...ed the trial and abandonment, both by the Germans and the British, of long-standing notions about strategic air power. ...nd the OVERLORD landing and COBRA breakout were made much easier. With the army's success on the ground, the Eighth returned to its bombing missions over G

...church. The father also briefly served as a chaplain to the [[Confederate Army]]. Wilson’s father was one of the founders of the Southern [[Presbyterian ...s divided up, as it were, into forty-seven signatories, in each of which a Standing Committee is the court baron and its chairman lord proprietor. These petty

...he [[Conscription Act of 1863]], requiring able-bodied men to serve in the army if called upon, or else to hire a substitute.<ref name=graff14/> Cleveland ...ited, simple, sturdy attorney of Buffalo that four years later he would be standing in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and taking the oath as President of the

...ild turkeys approached the new log-cabin, and A.[braham] with a rifle gun, standing inside, shot through a crack and killed one of them.' Then came another se ...e removal of General [[George B. McClellan]] as commander of the Union's [[Army of the Potomac]].<ref> ''Images of America: Altoona'', by Sr. Anne Francis

...sed to clean the boots of a British officer, the irate [[Red coat (British army)|redcoat]] slashed at him with a sword, giving him scars on his left hand a ...nded the American forces, which included Tennessee militia, U.S. [[Regular Army (United States)|regular]]s, and [[Cherokee]], [[Choctaw]], and Southern Cre

[00:25] <mindspillage> Pilif12p: the issue is that you wouldn't really have standing to sue them for antitrust issues yourself. You could a) try to get a class [19:30] <Peter-C> The Canadian army soldiers have been know to drive strykers off mountain sides...

...arose during Van Buren's service as secretary, but the settlement of long-standing claims against France was prepared and trade with the [[British West Indies ...tburst of anti-British sentiment swept through the U.S. Van Buren sent the army to the frontier and closed the rebel bases. Van Buren tried to vigorously e

Johnson forced the [[France|French]] out of [[Mexico]] by sending a combat army to the border and issuing an ultimatum. The French withdrew in 1867, and th ...unced the corruptions of the Grant Administration. His passion aroused a standing ovation from many of his fellow senators who had once voted to remove him f

...ydrates are primarily used for energy during less intense activities, like standing, sitting, and other movements. Both the fats and the carbohydrates that we ...uses and bacteria to attack the body. It’s like a well-trained army—if the army doesn’t have enough to eat, it will not do well in battle. Without health

...' - Infant son of [[Jacob S. Coxey, Sr.|Jacob Coxey]], leader of [[Coxey's Army]]. ...public face of the HEMP Party (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) in Brisbane standing as a candidate in various elections.

...rialists, and professionals, favored by the former monarch, the shah, lost standing and influence to the senior clergy and their supporters. Bazaar merchants, ...he U.S.-backed coup against Mossadeq in August 1953, during which pro-Shah army forces arrested the Prime Minister. The Shah returned soon thereafter to ru

In the spring of 1941, Kennedy volunteered for the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], but was rejected, mainly because of his troublesome back. Nevertheless, ...describing eight instances in which U.S. Senators risked their careers by standing by their personal beliefs. The book was awarded the [[Pulitzer Prize]] for

During [[World War I]] Truman served as an [[United States Army Field Artillery Corps|artillery]] officer. After the war he became part of ...ite journal |last= Carter |first=Kit |coauthors= Robert Mueller|title= The Army Air Forces in World War II |journal=Office of Air Force History, Washington

...to his presidency, in [[Columbia, Tennessee]], is his only residence still standing.]] ...es under General [[Stephen W. Kearny]] had captured New Mexico. Meanwhile, Army captain [[John C. Frémont]] led settlers in northern California to overthr

...a picture of a great heart, since in the middle of the city Saint Marko is standing. But new voice comes that the city is encircled with new walls, and so the ...tly destroyed by the enemy, a city without leadership, lack of disciplined army, anyone in our place much stronger than we are, would give up this fight. A

...r the withdrawal of U.S. troops, fighting was left to the South Vietnamese army. Although the South Vietnamese were well supplied with modern arms, their f ...upport to Pakistan was influenced by sentimental considerations and a long standing anti-Indian bias.<ref>Detente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations

...nson and two Army officers went to the [[22nd Bomb Group (Red Raiders) 5th Army Air Force|22nd Bomb Group]] base, which was assigned the high risk mission ...disenchantment with the civil rights programs" had eroded the President's standing, the governor reported. There were bright spots, however. In January 1967 J

...opments in question. Lately, I have found myself spending a lot more time standing aback and a lot less time writing articles, and so I might as well share a ...embodied and insisted on by the WikiPopulace at large, and frankly no size army of WikiPolice could force that spirit into their "hearts and minds", as the

...beverage]]s. Then he leaves his house to go [[hunting]]. In his absence an army of mice invade his house in search of food. Among them are Mickey and Minni ...]. But the latter proves to be problematic soon after Mickey finds himself standing in between a [[lion]] and a [[bear]]. Mickey proceeds to play music to calm

...ossed over to humans. On [[February 5]], [[1976]], an [[United States Army|Army]] recruit at [[Fort Dix, New Jersey|Fort Dix]] mysteriously died and four f ...downtown [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[Sara Jane Moore]], standing in a crowd of onlookers across the street, pointed her pistol at him.<ref n

...as careful never to be seen in it in public. He usually appeared in public standing upright, supported on one side by an aide or one of his sons. ...with bipartisan support, partly to expand and re-equip the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Navy|Navy]] and partly to become the "Arsenal of Demo

...ieved that political success at home depended on the success of the French army in Europe:<ref>{{wikiref |id=Schachner-1951 |text=Schachner, '''1''': 495}} ...nderway, the [[Federalist]]s under John Adams started a navy, built up the army, levied new taxes, readied for war, and enacted the [[Alien and Sedition Ac

...als for great contributions to the Web in Japanese, was accepted by a long-standing contributor on behalf of the project. [2] "Linterweb is authorized to make ...gulf between Wikipedia policy and Wikipedia reality. [4] Despite the vast army of editors who contribute, Wikipedia hasn't gone beyond being a mouthpiece

May 04 08:29:31 <Jeske_Couriano> Is there actually such an army as "Warcooks of Slaanesh"? May 04 08:33:45 <Jeske_Couriano> Is there such an army in WH40K?

...> if a captain sinks with his ship does that mean a colonel sinks with his army base? [23:36] <Aranda56> Addi|work Thingg is a long standing IRC user and admin who came before him :P

...te L.B. Walker Carter (1832&ndash;1874) served in the [[Confederate States Army]]. [[Image:Carter and Brzezinski.jpg|right|thumb|Jimmy Carter standing with Zbigniew Brzezinski]]

...le scenes, considering they had about six blokes to play the entire French army. 13:14 < Guerillero> a 10x10 green army wall tent

May 06 14:19:03 <foks> It's to prevent stupid parties from standing May 06 14:19:32 <foks> It's to prevent every man and his dog standing

[11:09] <wctaiwan> poor Sven_Manguard has been standing by the door and peeking out every other minute and drumming his finger agai ...ds: They'll tie you to treetrunks, hang you, and then conscript you in the army.

08:17 < TheDruId> Isarra, it's like 6 people standing around a globe; they all see and describe only from their own perspective, ...zscout370: did you know that you are a flesh-eating ghoul lording over an army of morally bereft anarchists?

[15:32] <Steven_Zhang> sitting or standing up :P [16:55] <Panyd> and join the army

17:07 < dtm_> crap i forgot to donate to Red Cross and Salvation Army of Moore, OK 20:49 < ToAruShiroiNeko> I am imagining an intern with a wood ruler standing on his own

12:34 < Punktmannen> English Army Comon ;) 19:20 < mattbuck> the anti-gay rights groups would have had no standing to appeal the law

...02 04:20:22 <gabrielf> which I think is the headquarters of the pakistani army and ISI ...of the PMA - Pakistan Military Academy - Pakistan's equivalent of British Army officer training centre at Sandhurst.

| while either being rational or standing to whatever fairy may to our "under-standing" of ourselves, however fallible, malfeasant,

...they mean exactly the same thing when used as an epithet against a British Army officer? ...reat time though. Right now, however, I feel like I could fall asleep just standing. And it's just 1:30 PM.

[02:33] <The_Thing> There's be fucking civil war, with all of the opposing army consisting of schoolchildren :P [23:41] <mattbuck> plus however many standing

...al proxies for the ground fighting and gaddifi had a weak but conventional army that could be smashed from the air. Easy ...02 04:20:22 <gabrielf> which I think is the headquarters of the pakistani army and ISI

...cross "{{edit semi-protected}} Robert e lee was a general for the northern army" [13:32] <KimiNewt> Also, in the army centre I work in, you start with a six-month "school". Each school "year" h

[17:05] <BarkingFish> It's a bergen, as used by the British army (mine is, not the one on the WP shop) �06[12:48] * ToAruShiroiNeko thinks girl fans are like swiss army knives