U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rebekah Deliz, with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, speaks with an Iraqi woman as the unit delivers shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. The shoe drive was started by unit members who received more than 1,150 shoes donated from individuals and organization across the United States. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



A member of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron checks a child's shoe size as the unit delivers shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



A young girl picks up a pair of shoes that were delivered by members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas



A young Iraqi boy holds his new pair of shoes as members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas


As an Iraqi boy takes a break from his chores, members of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron deliver shoes to villages near Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas

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F/A-18 LAUNCH — U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Meyer, signals to the catapult shooter that his hands are clear from the panel during the launching of an F/A-18A+ Hornet, assigned to the "Silver Eagles" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 on the flight deck aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 23, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Gregory A. Pierot
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Today in History
March 2 -
1776 - In Boston, Americans start the shelling of British forces.

1781 - Maryland becomes the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.

1797 - The Directory of Great Britain authorizes warships to board and seize neutral vessels, especially if the ships are American.

1815 - In an effort to deal with piracy, the U.S. declares war on Algiers.

1836 - Texas declares its independence from Mexico. It is Sam Houston's 43rd birthday.

1865 - President Abraham Lincoln rejects a Confederate plea for peace talks, demanding unconditional surrender instead.

1901 - Congress passes the Platt amendment, limiting Cuba's autonomy in exchange for the withdrawal of U.S. forces.

1908 - An international arms reduction conference kicks off in London.

1923 - Mussolini states that women do have a right to vote, but the time is not right.

1943 - The RAF drops 900 tons of bombs on central Berlin - in a half hour.

1945 - The U.S. flag is raised over Corriegidor, the Phillipines, by Douglas MacArthur.

1946 - Ho Chi Minh becomes president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

1951 - The U.S. Navy unveils the K-1, a submarine designed for hunting enemy submarines.

1965 - Two bases in North Vietnam are bombed as the "Rolling Thunder" raids commence.

1968 - The siege of Khe Sanh ends in Vietnam, with the U.S. Marines still in control of the mountain top.


March 2 Birthdays
1793 - Sam Houston, president of Texas, Texas senator, governor.
1829 - Carl Schurz, Civil War general
1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev