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05-06-2006, 06:20 PM
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| WWII air ace František Peřina dies WWII Czech air ace František Peřina dies- May 06, 2006. One of the greatest Czech heroes of World War II, General Frantisek Perina, has died in Prague at the age of 95. General Perina won a reputation as an excellent fighter pilot during the Battles of France and Britain, but was forced out of the Czechoslovak Army by the Communists after the war. He went into exile in 1949 and spent many years in Britain and the United States before returning to the Czech Republic in 1993. The general received many state honours both at home and abroad, including the Czech Order of the White Lion. 
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05-06-2006, 06:29 PM
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05-06-2006, 06:54 PM
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05-06-2006, 07:40 PM
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05-06-2006, 08:07 PM
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05-06-2006, 08:08 PM
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__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. |
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05-06-2006, 08:09 PM
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05-06-2006, 09:42 PM
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05-07-2006, 12:11 PM
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05-15-2006, 06:01 PM
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