[Military fact 1] The largest movement of physical wealth in history was during WW2. Operation Fish had 186,332 gold bars and more than 8 million ounces of gold coins sent to Canada from the UK with not even one crate or treasury bill going missing.
[Military fact 2] If a wealthy person got drafted during the American Civil War, they could pay a substitute to go to war for them.
[Military fact 3] Egypt has compulsory military service for males, but only if they have a brother. If they have no siblings or only a sister, they are exempt.
[Military fact 4] South Korea's military deployed robotic sentries armed (Samsung SGR-A1) with machine guns and grenade launchers. The system was designed to replace human-oriented guarding along the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
[Military fact 5] In 1965, Milton Olive III sacrificed his own life to save a group of soldiers by smothering a live grenade. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor award, becoming the first African American of the Vietnam War to do so.
[Military fact 6] Charlie Chaplin was criticized because he did not volunteer during World War 1. Although he registered for the U.S. draft, he received thousands of white feathers and angry letters. It was later revealed that he was rejected because he was undersized and underweight.
[Military fact 7] William Harvey Carney was an African American soldier who fought during the American Civil War. Born as a slave, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors (American flag) during the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.
[Military fact 8] When Dakota Meyer was contacted to arrange a time to inform him that his case for the Medal of Honor had been approved, the caller was told that Meyer was working at his construction job and they were asked to call again during his lunch break. Later when a White House staffer contacted Meyer again to arrange the ceremony, Meyer asked if he could have a beer with the President Obama. He received an invitation to the White House for the afternoon before the ceremony.
[Military fact 9] The M50 Ontos (Greek for 'Thing') was an American light armored tracked anti-tank vehicle which mounted 6 M40 106 mm recoilless rifles as its main armament.
[Military fact 10] The Scottish army tried to take advantage of the Black Plague in England through an invasion, but caught it themselves and brought it back to Scotland, killing half of the native population.
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