He served as Commander in Chief during the Revolution without compensation.

I pay my personal tribute to Sam Rayburn, stalwart Texan and great American, not only because today he establishes a record of having served as Speaker of the House of Representatives more than twice as long as Henry Clay, but because of the contributions he has made to the welfare of the people of the Nation during his almost half century of service as a Member of Congress.

Walton, who served as a correspondent with General James Gavin's paratroopers during the invasion of France, combines the soul of an artist with the lingo of a tough guy.

They enjoyed lemonade and cookies served before and during the concert by teenage sons and daughters of members of the White House staff.

And in this country Gustave Weigel's delineation of the line between the sacral and secular orders during the last presidential campaign served to provide a most impressive Roman Catholic defense of the practical autonomy of both church and state.

Before the election Lincoln served as a captain in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War.

The ancient historian Xenophon was a huge admirer and served under Agesilaus during the campaigns into Asia Minor.

He came from Antioch and served under Constantius II and was probably appointed to ensure that nobody with western associations was serving in Britain during a time of mistrust, rebellion and suppression symbolised by the brutal acts of the imperial notary Paulus Catena.

An elaborate set of stairs were built and the well served as an invaluable, protected source of drinking water during times of siege for some portion of the Mycenaean period.

The German Workers ' Party was the precedent to the Nazi Party, and Drexler served as mentor to Adolf Hitler during his early days in politics.

He later joined the navy and served as a lieutenant during World War II.

From 1915 to 1918, Berg served in the Austro-Hungarian Army and during a period of leave in 1917 he accelerated work on his first opera, Wozzeck.

Some studies showed that veterans who served in the South during the war have increased rates of cancer, and nerve, digestive, skin and respiratory disorders.

The town served as a supply depot during the period, and it included a post office, a depot, a blacksmith shop and stable, a couple of general stores, two saloons, a school, a Methodist church, and about a dozen houses.

) He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War.

Walsh served as 49ers head coach for ten years, and during his tenure he and his coaching staff perfected the style of play known popularly as the West Coast offense.

The Basbus family served as the heads of Bethlehem among other leaders during this period.

The legend was a popular motif in art during Greek and Roman antiquity and served as an antithetical cautionary tale.

After joining them in 1942, their son, Péter Bartók, enlisted in the United States Navy where he served in the Pacific during the remainder of the war and later settled in Florida where he became a recording and sound engineer.

Selig and his family served a supportive role on the Advisory Board of the Israel Baseball League during its inaugural season in 2007.

After the Taliban government was toppled during Operation Enduring Freedom, Rabbani returned to Kabul and served as a temporary President from November to December 20, 2001, when Hamid Karzai was chosen at the Bonn International Conference on Afghanistan.

He served for two and a half years as Deputy Sheriff in the Valencia County Citizens ' Patrol ; during that time he personally purchased and donated three highway patrol pursuit cars.

Consolation of Philosophy was written during a one-year imprisonment Boethius served while awaiting trial – and eventual horrific execution – for the crime of treason under the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great.

In October 2004, Coleman served as an aquanaut during the NEEMO 7 mission aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory, living and working underwater for eleven days.

Clausewitz served in the Rhine Campaigns ( 1793 – 1794 ) including the Siege of Mainz, when the Prussian army invaded France during the French Revolution, and served in the Napoleonic Wars from 1806 to 1815.

He had previously been a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II, and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe ; he had responsibility for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942 – 43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944 – 45, from the Western Front.

Operation Torch also served as a valuable training ground for Eisenhower's combat command skills ; during the initial phase of Erwin Rommel's move into the Kasserine Pass, Eisenhower created some confusion in the ranks by some interference with the execution of battle plans by his subordinates.

He served at Fort Riley, Kansas, before Operation Desert Storm.

He served as Head of the Cruiser-Destroyer Combat Systems Requirements Section and Force Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer for the Commander, Naval Surface Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, and he directed the Joint Staff's Crisis Action Team for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

Ventura served as an advisory board member for a group called Operation Truth, a non-profit organization set up " to give voice to troops who served in Iraq.

After being called up for war service, he served in the Grenadier Guards, being commissioned as a second lieutenant on 29 November 1941, and seeing action at Salerno during Operation Avalanche when he came ashore with his pistol in one hand, and his trumpet in the other.

The division played a critical role in Operation Cobra, the Allies ' " break-out " from its Normandy beachhead, where it served as a link between American and Canadian armies and made rapid progress against German forces.

The 2nd Battalion served with the 256th Infantry Brigade (" The Tiger Brigade ") during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004-2005.

* Marie T. Rossi, Major, United States Army, served as a pilot for the 101st Airborne Division, served in Operation Desert Storm.

In December 1995-1996, the Vinkovci rail station served as a rail offloading base for the United States Army's 1st Armored Division in route to Županja to cross the Sava River into Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor.

During World War II Hordern served on HMS Illustrious ( R87 ), in Operation Ironclad in 1942 and later as a Lt .- Commander in the office of the first Sea Lord.

The Black Watch Regiment served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles as part of Operation Banner.

HMS Belfast at her berth in the Pool of London HMS Belfast, a Town class cruiser, was launched in 1938 and served throughout the Second World War, participating in the December 1943 Battle of North Cape and firing some of the first shots of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

* was a battleship, commissioned in 1916, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor, repaired and served during World War II, used as a target for Operation Crossroads after the war in 1946, and finally sunk for practice in 1948

He served as the Deputy Commander ( Forward ), Combined Forces Command, US Central Command during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Malone was promoted to lance corporal in October 2000 and served on Operation Agricola in Kosovo.

By the time it was finished, " Operation Pretense " ensnared 57 county supervisors in 25 counties, and all but two supervisors served time in prison.

He served as Commander, 4th Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, during its combat parachute assault in Operation Just Cause and later when the unit was deployed as the first ground combat unit in Operation Desert Shield.

During the next six months, about 60 Guardsmen were rotated through the latter installation on 30 to 60 day tours in Operation " Commando Buzz ," Their aircraft served as flying radar stations and airborne control platforms for U. S. air operations in SEA until January 1971.

Sward later worked as technical writer and editor for Santa Cruz Operation ( SCO ), and served as “ bridge person ” between traditional hard copy academic periodicals and literary eZines.