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Determining if Sergeant York story was just that
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Craig S. Smith
International Herald Tribune
06-21-2006
On Oct. 8, 1918, Corporal Alvin Cullum York and 16 other American soldiers stumbled upon more than a dozen German soldiers having breakfast in a boggy hollow here.The ensuing firefight ended with the surrender of 132 Germans and won York a promotion to sergeant, the Medal of Honor and a place in America's pantheon of war heroes.Now another battle is unfolding as rival researchers use global positioning systems and computer programs, old maps and military reports to try to establish the exact site of the fighting on that day 88 years ...
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Canoes for hunting & fishing.
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; ...Cayard, a birch bark canoe maker in Wellington...history of native canoes. For more than a...production of the canvas canoes, said Chris Jacobs...companies, Old Town Canoe. Old Town Canoe...that changed the canoe and kayak industry...compete with aluminum canoes. In 1973, Old ...
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Canoe.ca Launches New Home Page, Video Section Strengthens Role as Canada's Content Destination
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Canoes carry the day.(Sports)
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 "Sun Publications (IL)")
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CANOE COME OUT AND PLAY? LOTS OF AREA PLACES TO ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Canoe Hires New General Manager for Revamped Classifieds Site
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