Barddhaman
Barddhaman , formerly Burdwan , city (1991 pop. 245,079), West Bengal state, E central India. It has industries in hosiery and tools, but is best known for its 108 linga (phallic) temples dedicated to Shiva. Barddhaman is a district administrative center, a communications center, and the seat of a major university. A hydroelectric project on the nearby Damodar River has aided the city's growth.
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BATAAN COMPLETES 'OPERATION BRIMSTONE' SUPPORT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Stephen OleksiakUSS Bataan Public Affairs The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) returned to her homeport of...force to dissuade potential adversaries. Bataan and her crew supported the exercise by...
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BATAAN ESG DEPARTS 5TH FLEET
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/1/2007; 664 words
; ...Fleet Public Affairs Several components of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) departed the...The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), flagship of the Bataan ESG, conducted maritime operations while in the...
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BATAAN STRIKE GROUP RETURNS TO 2ND FLEET
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/27/2007; 646 words
; ...Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Brian AndersonUSS Bataan Public Affairs The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and elements of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) successfully entered the U.S...
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BATAAN EARNS 2007 BATTLE 'E' AWARD
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/17/2008; 678 words
; ...2nd Class (SW/AW) Joanne De VeraUSS Bataan Public Affairs Commander, Naval Surface...purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) with the Battle Effectiveness...to perform wartime tasks. The award is Bataan's fourth in her eight-year history...
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USS BATAAN DEPLOYS IN SUPPORT OF MSO
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/8/2007; 592 words
; ...Communications Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Joanne De VeraUSS Bataan Public Affairs The multipurpose amphibious assault ship, USS Bataan (LHD 5), departed her homeport Jan. 4 as the flagship of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) for a regularly...
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USS BATAAN CELEBRATES 10TH BIRTHDAY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...2nd Class (SW/AW) Brian AndersonUSS Bataan Public Affairs The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) celebrated her 10th birthday...Little Creek Sept. 28. Survivors of the Bataan death march and Corregidor conflict...
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BATAAN ENJOYS PORT VISIT IN SPAIN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/26/2007; 700+ words
; ...Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Justin WebsterUSS Bataan Public Affairs Sailors and Marines aboard...multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) made a port visit to Rota on...home after a six-month deployment. Bataan Sailors and Marines from the 26th Marine...
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BATAAN SAILORS RECEIVE USMC TRAINING
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...3rd Class (SW) Joanne De VeraUSS Bataan Public Affairs Sailors from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received Marine Corps field...Marine Appreciation Day" brought 34 Bataan Sailors to Camp Buehring, the U...
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Bataan: A sentinel at Manila Bay
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 3/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Wendell Filipino Reporter 03-29-2001 Bataan: A sentinel at Manila Bay Too often in...stands out as proof of this reality, the Bataan peninsula. On a clear sunny day, one...window. I had that chance to discover Bataan for myself in October 2000 as my family...
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BATAAN COMPLETES ULTRA-S EVALUATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...Class (SW/AW) Pedro A. RodriguezUSS Bataan Public Affairs The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) completed a three-day evaluation...used," said Lt. Cmdr. Sean Burke, Bataan's training officer. The ship conducted...
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Bataan and Corregidor, Battles of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Bataan and Corregidor, Battles of (1942).From...make the stand against the invaders on the Bataan Peninsula and on the island fortress of...22 December at Lingayen Gulf, north of Bataan, MacArthur had suffered two major setbacks...
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Bataan-Corregidor Campaign
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BATAAN-CORREGIDOR CAMPAIGN BATAAN-CORREGIDOR CAMPAIGN. A few hours after the surprise attack on...General Douglas MacArthur in a trap, forcing a retreat to the Bataan peninsula. When the Japanese attacked on 7 January 1942, MacArthur...
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Bataan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bataan , peninsula and province (1990 pop. 426...the U.S.-Filipino army withdrew to Bataan, where it entrenched and, despite the...Homage is annually paid these victims on Bataan Day, a national holiday, when large groups...
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Bataan Death March
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Bataan Death March (April 1942) the ruthless forced march of American...and Filipino POWs to Japanese prison camps after the fall of Bataan. Some 75,000 surviving defenders of Bataan, most of them ill and severely malnourished, were marched...
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Bataan peninsula, siege of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Bataan peninsula, siege of, a strip of land 40 km. (25 ...some 78,000, were herded out of the peninsula in what became known as the Bataan Death March on which, beaten, clubbed, and bayoneted, they were forced...
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