LUX2002120605-LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, Dec. 6 (UPI)--U.S. Congressman Rob Portman of Cincinatti, Ohio, Chairman of the Republican Leadership in the US Congress (L) and his wife Jane Portman (R) kneel down at the grave of famous World War II US Army General George S. Patton jr. at the U.S. Military cemetery in Luxembourg-Hamm on Dec. 6, 2002. jhg/jce/Luxpress/Jean-Claude Ernst UPI
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WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- When it comes to the evolution of weapons, designers make things bigger when they can't think of anything else to do with them.
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- The history of procurement and upgrades of the M1 Abrams tank over the past 30 years reflects the changing perceptions of the use of tanks by the U.S. Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- It is extraordinary how often the obituary of the Main Battle Tank has been written in modern war over the past 60 years -- and how often it has been proven wrong.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Two of the greatest generals in U.S. history won their greatest battles because they were out of touch with their headquarters or refused to be reined in by them.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Flying by helicopter along the entire northern half of Israel’s security barrier sealing off most of the West Bank to lock out Palestinian suicide bombers brings home clearly a simple truth almost never mentioned in the U.S. and European media -- the security barrier is a fence, not a wall.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Israel's success in building a massive security fence, or barrier, to keep out Palestinian suicide bombers during the Second Intifada has impressed some unlikely admirers.