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- Text: ...e, I had a haircutting experience with the Indians. This time I was running like a horse with an Indian chasing and throwing tomahawks at me like rain and every one of them shaved the hair off of my head. Oh! Ya don’t believe it, well neither did I when the barber woke me up after getting...
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- Text: ...ages in New Mexico) have successfully wedded their ancient ways with Christian belief and practice. Nor are they "Uncle Tomahawks". They have simply learned "not to throw the baby out with the bathwater", but to cherish what is good while ridding themselves of the harmfu...
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- Text: ...ntal weapons • The weapons would be anything from a shot gun, snub-nosed 38, or even one Native American soldier carried a tomahawk • M16 were normally used when things got harry (25:16) Combat: • In the field for two to three weeks before getting injured • A typical day on patrol w...
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- Description: ...ves" of the American Volunteer Group (AVG). Recruited by Skip Adair in 1941, he was inspired by photos of shark-mouthed Tomahawks of No. 112 Sqadron, RAF. He was the first to paint his P-40 in similar markings, setting the precedent for what became the trademark of the Flying Tigers. H...
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- Text: ...pact on the Native vs White mind it had on that long ago day. No evidence can be produced todayby converted Apples and Uncle Tomahawks to show christianity and the millions buried by the christian churches, as christian, has improved our "Nishenabig one iota". It is silly to equat...
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- Text: What can you tell us about that? TEX HILL: Well just as I said, the thing was awesome, the P-40B or the Tomahawk that we had, it had a real bad ground looping characteristic and you had to stay on top of it all the time. I was very happy to make it around the pattern and get used to it.
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- Description: ...ves" of the American Volunteer Group (AVG). Recruited by Skip Adair in 1941, he was inspired by photos of shark-mouthed Tomahawks of No. 112 Sqadron, RAF. He was the first to paint his P-40 in similar markings, setting the precedent for what became the trademark of the Flying Tigers. H...
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- Description: ...ves" of the American Volunteer Group (AVG). Recruited by Skip Adair in 1941, he was inspired by photos of shark-mouthed Tomahawks of No. 112 Sqadron, RAF. He was the first to paint his P-40 in similar markings, setting the precedent for what became the trademark of the Flying Tigers. H...
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- Text: ...Or how could Jane Fonda, who once considered herself a political activist, do the tomahawk chop along with a stadium-full of fans? For Native American activists, the biggest challenge is convincing fans. Michael Wilbon, a Washington Post sports columnist, said it's worth remembering th...
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- Text: ...army boys, so we immediately were calling it P-40 most of the time, and when we were in Rangoon it was frequently called the Tomahawk because that's what the RAF and British pilots called it. It was a matter of getting used to the airplane, and since it's a single seater, you have...
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- Description: ...ves" of the American Volunteer Group (AVG). Recruited by Skip Adair in 1941, he was inspired by photos of shark-mouthed Tomahawks of No. 112 Sqadron, RAF. He was the first to paint his P-40 in similar markings, setting the precedent for what became the trademark of the Flying Tigers. H...