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A Franklin Township man has been indicted by a grand jury on seven charges — including assault, kidnapping and arson — after allegedly taking and holding a woman.

GREENSBURG – As a follow-up to the series of articles I wrote about Decatur County native and career Navy officer Admiral William Lawrence Erdmann, I thought it would be appropriate

"Devotion," the new Korean war fighter-pilot drama starring Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell, features Arkansas actor Dean Denton in what he says is his highest-profile role yet.

Crucial american post. >> one, two, three, lift. >> the british have occupied philadelphia, the birthplace of independence. to prevent british supply ships from reaching the city, george washington builds two forts on the delaware river -- fort mifflin and fort mercer. >> right, lets get a move on. >> the british are determined to reopen their supply line. colonel greene must prepare his men for the inevitable attack that could come at any time. >> christopher greene had firsthand interaction wi...

His head as a battering ram. but whether the story is true or not, sisson is an integral part of the operation. the daring mission results in the successful exchange of the captured general prescott for the american general, charles lee -- all without firing a single shot. >> jack sissons crucial role in the prescott raids success earns the admiration of george washington, who still isnt certain about african-american soldiers. >> george washington was born into virginia culture. and slavery is ...

Regiment, meeting their first test at the battle of rhode island, a desperate clash in the aftermath of the failed attempt with france to force the british from newport. >> a large american land force would move south into newport, and then a french fleet would arrive in newport and then basically contain the british and hessian troops. but as the french fleet were arriving, there was a great gale, and it damaged significantly a number of the ships. the american army were outmatched and outnumbe...

From the thousands of enemy troops in newport that the raid has a chance of success. >> the daring mission to capture british general richard prescott is made even more dangerous because it requires a nighttime crossing of the heavily patrolled narragansett bay, with jack sisson at the helm. sisson is likely chosen because hes a highly skilled boatman. >> they muffled the oars, so they said, so they could slide right by the british men of war, who were there in the bay. they came up on the shore...

Gave an official statement of his heroism to the massachusetts governor. >> stay there! >> salem! >> help these men reload and fire! >> [ groans ] >> i said reload and fire! >> salem poor, another extremely brave man in the heat of fire. he absolutely stands as one of the great african heroes of the revolution right beside jack sisson. [ birds chirping ] >> jack sissons story may not be as well-known, but he is no less heroic. having proven himself in the prescott raid, sisson now joins 400 inte...

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