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Soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Lanzhou Military Region jump through a burning obstacle during a training session at a military base in Tianshui, Gansu province, China, January 6, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Lanzhou Military Region jump through a burning obstacle during a training session at a military base in Tianshui, Gansu province, China, January 6, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
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10 Jan 2016 12:20:00
Indonesian Air Force soldiers from the Paskhas corps shout slogans during a rehearsal for a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Indonesia's military in Cilegon, Banten province, October 3, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)

Indonesian Air Force soldiers from the Paskhas corps shout slogans during a rehearsal for a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Indonesia's military in Cilegon, Banten province, October 3, 2015. Indonesia will celebrate the anniversay of its military on October 5. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)
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06 Oct 2015 08:00:00
A reporter takes pictures of a soldier during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Kinmen, Taiwan, September 7, 2015. (Photo by Pichi Chuang/Reuters)

A reporter takes pictures of a soldier during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Kinmen, Taiwan, September 7, 2015. Rustic Kinmen, with a population of less than 129,000, is a half-hour ferry ride to China, but it takes an hour to fly to major Taiwan cities. Just off its shores, glass-walled high-rises wink seductively from the booming mainland port of Xiamen in one of China's most prosperous provinces. (Photo by Pichi Chuang/Reuters)
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10 Oct 2015 08:02:00
A history enthusiast, dressed as a soldier, fights during the re-enactment of Napoleon's famous battle of Austerlitz near the southern Moravian town of Slavkov u Brna December 5, 2015. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)

A history enthusiast, dressed as a soldier, fights during the re-enactment of Napoleon's famous battle of Austerlitz near the southern Moravian town of Slavkov u Brna December 5, 2015. Hundreds of history enthusiasts gathered near the city of Slavkov before a re-enactment of Napoleon's famous battle of Austerlitz on Saturday to mark its 210th anniversary. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)
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07 Dec 2015 08:00:00
Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) jump as part of their winter training in  temperature of negative 26 degrees Celsius at China's border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) jump as part of their winter training in temperature of negative 26 degrees Celsius at China's border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
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17 Dec 2015 12:44:00
A World War II re-enactor dressed as Red Army soldiers rests after a staged battle to mark the liberation of the city of Ostrava by Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1945, Czech Republic, Thursday, April 30, 2015. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

A World War II re-enactor dressed as Red Army soldiers rests after a staged battle to mark the liberation of the city of Ostrava by Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1945, Czech Republic, Thursday, April 30, 2015. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)
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01 May 2015 12:25:00
“Little Apple” – a Viral Hit from China

When you think of the People's Liberation Army, you probably don't think of line dancing. But the Chinese military's latest online recruiting video makes a soldier's life look more fun than the macarena. The brief spot, posted last week on the website of the Ministry of National Defense and going viral, features tanks and fighter jets, as well as soldiers dancing in rows to a quirky hit tune by the Chopsticks Brothers called “Little Apple”. Its lyrics include, “You are my little dear little apple/I can never stop loving you”.
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09 Aug 2014 13:34:00
British troops arriving in England on June 6, 1940 after fleeing Flanders received all kinds of fruit and food from women who passed it out to them as they halted in railroad stations. A soldier holds aloft a banana he received from the woman. (Photo by AP Photo)

British troops arriving in England on June 6, 1940 after fleeing Flanders received all kinds of fruit and food from women who passed it out to them as they halted in railroad stations. A soldier holds aloft a banana he received from the woman. (Photo by AP Photo)
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05 Aug 2017 08:29:00