1. The violent purge of the Sturmabteilung (SA) called the Night of the Long Knives was officially called this.

 
 
 
 

2. At the Battle of the Ia Drang, LTC Hal Moore commanded this battalion.

 
 
 
 

3. In 1880, Wyatt Earp was appointed to this law enforcement position in Tombstone, Arizona.

 
 
 
 

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