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The Dutch found that they have a two-decade stock build-up of solider equipment that is outdated and in need of modernisation.

Herbert Goodrich piloted a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber with the 90th Bomb Group in the Southwest Pacific. Here's What You Need to Know: The 90th Heavy Bombardment Group, known as the Jolly Rogers, was an element of the Fifth Air Force headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. During World War II it played a crucial role from the Battle of the Bismarck Sea to Leyte Gulf. The Jolly Rogers crippled enemy airpower on the ground and in the air. Their 100- and 2,000-pound bombs were used in support of Allied beach landings and against enemy shipping and airpower. A sign hanging beneath the squa...

Customers, like tommy haas of utah will be bidders. >> tommy, it might be something he'd be interested in. previewed the auction and thought it was a really cool relic. >> but after brian publishes a fancy color catalogue for the auction, he gets an auction from another client, $200,000 for the entire collection, which art paid more than 10000 for. should they take it? brian and nancy think hard about it but decide no. >> we want to let the market decide what it's worth and we want competitive bidding. we think it's the fairest way. >> will they regret their decision? >> i sure as heck tried t...

The answer is b, 80 pirz of all civil war wounds were produced by a single shot muzzle-loading rifle in the hands of foot soldiers. >> in 2003 retired colonel art is 81 years old. he has been into war memorabilia since childhood but the extemperature of his collection is hidden from his daughter nancy. art northeast talks much, and his wife was a hoarder, and, well, things get out of hand. nancy assumes the haphazard stacks of boxes are basically trash. but soon she and her husband brooks learn that buried are historical treasures. >> we have all these little hang tags. i encourage her dad to ...

Under patent and he admired him immensely. >> art gets his chance to head a real army az squad leader during the battle of the bulge in december 1944. american troops hold back a last ditch german counter offensive. >> right there on the frontlines. >> during a two-week period 500 men in art's command unit are killed in action. he received the marksmanship award and bronze star medal for bravery and decides to pursue a career in the military. >> war comes calling again, and art is ordered to korea as an ordinance company commander. >> he was gone in korea until i was a year old. >> two more ch...