Notability date January 2008 Volunteers for Israel s VFI mission is to connect United States Americans to Israel through volunteer service. They achieve this goal by partnering with military and civilian organizations that enable volunteers to work side by side with Israelis. They promote solidarity and good will among Israelis, American Jews and other friends of Israel . VFI is a U.S. based non profit organization responsible for recruiting Americans volunteering their services in Israel. VFI s web site is http www.vfi usa.org . Sar El is the Israel based volunteer program linked with the Israel Defense Forces IDF . Every year thousands of volunteers from overseas serve for some weeks with the IDF ... some 650 volunteers to lend their support for Israel through volunteer labor on IDF bases, so the kibbutznik kibbuzniks could be sent to their fields. These first volunteers expressed their wish ... Project for Volunteers for Israel was founded as a non profit, non political organization. Volunteers ... 30 countries. During 2009 over 4,000 volunteers from all over the world traveled to Israel and served in the http sar el.org Sar El program . Approximately 70 of the volunteers came from the U.S.A http vfi usa.org Volunteers for Israel VFI , France http www.upisarel.org Le Volontariat Civil en ... for Israel . It refers to The National Project for Volunteers for Israel founded as a non profit, non ... dp 1934440086 ref cm rna own review prod Army Fatigues Joining Israel s Army of International Volunteers ... Volunteers for Israel in the U.S.A. http sarelcanada.org Canadian Volunteers for Israel http ... and medical services. Having volunteers do these jobs saves the army money and spares reserve soldiers from being called up. Volunteers must be at least 17 years old if accompanied by parents 14 years ... VFI s Youtube channel has numerous videos contributed by volunteers and portrays various aspects of voluntering in Israel . http www.facebook.com group.php?gid 6461698750 VFI s Facebook channel contains ... more details
The Volunteers may refer to The Volunteers band , a Norwegian band with leafd singer Sivert H yem The Volunteers album , an album by onelinedrawing Whiskey Rebellion Legacy The Volunteers , musical farce about the Whiskey Rebellion by Susanna Rowson disambig ... more details
Legion King s African Rifles Mahal Israel Mahal non Israeli volunteers who fought for Israel in the 1948 ...About foreign volunteers who are serving in forces of a country other than their own, but who are not primarily motivated by personal financial gain soldiers recruited in colonies Colonial troops soldiers in foreign armies who are motivated by personal financial gain Mercenaries foreign soldiers temporarily serving in another country s military Exchange officer The armed forces of many nations have, at one time or another, used foreign volunteers who are motivated by political, ideological or other considerations to join a foreign army. These may be formed into units of a given nationality or may be formed into mixed nationality foreign units. Sometimes foreign volunteers were or are incorporated into ordinary units. The practice has a long history, dating back at least as far as the Roman Empire , which recruited non citizens into Auxiliaries Roman military Auxiliary units on the promise of them receiving Roman citizenship for themselves and their descendents at the end of their service ... reasons for volunteering can be identified Ideology the volunteer believes in a cause and volunteers ... of foreign volunteers may contain soldiers with different, or different combinations of, motivations. Mixed nationality units of foreign volunteers 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot 62nd Royal American ... Freiwillige , Waffen SS Foreign volunteers and conscripts Foreign volunteers and conscripts ... Americans rather than outright foreigners. Units of foreign volunteers of specific nationality American During both world wars, American volunteers served on the allied side before the USA joined ... Ind genas in the Spanish Civil War Polish Polish Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War Brigades in the Spanish .... Polish Volunteers in many wars and revolutions of the 19th century, including Spring of Nations ... Foreign Volunteers Category Lists of military personnel Category Expatriate units and formations Category ... more details
Isr l conventional long name State of Israel common name Israel image flag Flag of Israel.svg alt ... hodaa template.html?hodaa 201011207 title Population of Israel, Just before Rosh HaShana 5771 ... democracy ref name cia leader title1 President of Israel President leader name1 Shimon Peres leader title2 Prime Minister of Israel Prime Minister leader name2 Benjamin Netanyahu leader title3 ... of Israel Presidents Supreme Court President leader name4 Dorit Beinisch sovereignty type Independence ... 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 37&pr.y 13 title Israel publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate ... 2008 currency Israeli new shekel Shekel rtl lang he currency code ILS or NIS time zone Israel Standard Time IST utc offset 2 time zone DST Israel Summer Time IDT utc offset DST 3 drives on right cctld .il calling code Telephone numbers in Israel 972 footnote1 Excluding Including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem see Israel Geography and climate below . footnote2 Includes all permanent residents in Green Line IsraelIsrael , the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. Also includes Israeli citizens ... Portal IsraelIsraelIsrael IPAc en En us Israel.ogg z r i l lang he n , Yi ra el lang ar , transl ar DIN Isr l , officially the State of Israel Hebrew language ... publications the world factbook geos is.html title Israel author date work CIA Factbook publisher CIA accessdate 13 April 2010 ref ref harvnb Skolnik 2007 pp 132 232 ref Israel is the world s only ...?page 363&year 2007&country 7199 work Country Report title Israel publisher Freedom House ... state by Israeli constitutional law. Citation needed date March 2011 The modern State of Israel ... roots to the Biblical Land of Israel , also known as Zion , a concept central to Judaism since ... civil war began. Israel Israeli Declaration of Independence declared independence on 14 May 1948 and neighboring Arab states 1948 Arab Israeli War invaded the next day. Since then, Israel has ... more details
Global Volunteers established in 1984, is an international nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota . Global Volunteers assists community development programs worldwide by mobilizing short term volunteers on local work programs called volunteer vacations and through direct project funding and child sponsorships. Global Volunteers is one of a few non sectarian, nonprofit, international volunteer organizations to hold Consultative Status Special special consultative status with the UN . ref cite web title NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC url http www.un.org esa coordination ngo pdf INF List.pdf publisher United Nations date 2005 07 25 page 22 accessdate 2006 12 01 ref According to an interview in People magazine, Global Volunteers was founded by a husband and wife team, Bud Philbrook and Michele Gran on the basis that such individual cross cultural experiences are the foundation for peace building relationships, one person at a time. ref Cite journal first Kim last Hubbard coauthor Margaret Nelson title Guiding Lights publisher People magazine url http www.globalvolunteers.org 1main 2001People.PDF year 2001 accessdate 2006 12 01 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20061129051925 http www.globalvolunteers.org 1main 2001People.PDF Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 11 29 convenience link from Global Volunteers website. ref Global Volunteers takes on many types of projects, such as childcare, English teaching and light construction, and ensures benefit to the communities the projects serve by monitoring work effectiveness, consistently bringing back volunteers several times each year to the same community, and working closely with local community leaders. ref cite news first Adam last Cohen title Editorial Observer Lending a Hand in an African Village Don t Mind the Goats url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9B00E3D9153EF932A3575BC0A9659C8B63 ... links http www.globalvolunteers.org Global Volunteers Category Non governmental organizations based ... more details
Advert date March 2011 Volunteers of America , based in Alexandria, Virginia , is a national, nonprofit ..., substance abuse treatment and the incarcerated. Volunteers of America is ranked among the largest ... other publications, with annual revenue of approximately 900 million in 2008. History Volunteers ... and established God s American Volunteers, which soon was changed to Volunteers of America. In the early 1900s, the Volunteers moved into tenement districts in New York and other large cities .... During the advent of the Great Depression in the 1930s, Volunteers of America mobilized to assist ..., Volunteers of America was well known for its thrift stores and annual fundraising efforts like ... of professional long term nursing care. Volunteers of America not only offers home health care ... living residences. Today, Volunteers of America has grown to be one of the largest nonprofit providers ... disabilities in the United States. Origin of the name Volunteers of America When Volunteers of America ... to call themselves the Volunteers of America because they volunteered their lives to help people in need ... and their professional prosperity. Service Areas Volunteers of America administers a diverse number ... abuse. These services are tailored specifically to the needs of the local communities where Volunteers ... locations, and Volunteers of America local offices, which are individually incorporated, assess local needs and tailor programs accordingly. Aging and Seniors Care for seniors has been a part of Volunteers ... services, Meals On Wheels programs and handyman repair services. In 2008, Volunteers of America launched ... based services, and Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly PACE . Housing Volunteers ... 25,000 people each year. In addition, Volunteers of America is one of the largest nonprofit providers ... rates Volunteers of America as the top nonprofit in its Top 50 Affordable Housing Owners, ref ... a Volunteers of America multifamily community, Lord Tennyson outside San Francisco, as the best ... more details
Commented out because image was deleted Image MV Logo.jpg thumb right 200px Millennium Volunteers Logo Millennium Volunteers often abbreviated as MV was a national United Kingdom UK government initiative, set up with public funding, and aimed at people aged between 16 and 24. It offered a wide range of volunteering opportunities, with support and accreditation for young people. On April 1, 2007, the Millennium Volunteers scheme was taken over by the newly established charity v , who have assumed interim management of the scheme, in preparation for the launch of a new National Volunteering programme to succeed Millennium Volunteers in January 2008. Millennium Volunteers were partnered with BTCV , a national charity whose resources were used to provide an MV service in some regions. The nine key principles Sustained personal commitment Community benefit Voluntary involvement Inclusive Ownership by young people Variety of opportunities Partnership Quality of volunteering opportunities Recognition of achievements Activities Millennium Volunteers could become involved with a wide variety of different activities, some examples include helping to run a local Scout Section UK scout troop working in a hospital creating a community garden conservation work classroom assistant in a school for disabled children sports leaders helping on trips with younger students Taking part in a Cadet program, Air Training Corps, Army Cadet Force, Sea Cadets The only requirement was that the activity was unpaid and it benefited the community in some way. Rewards The organisation encouraged young people to work for the good of their community by offering two rewards that could be used as proof of the hard work they have done. The first reward was given on the completion of 100 hours of community work ... National Millennium Volunteers web site redirects to v http www.volunteeringderby.co.uk Derby Millennium Volunteers web site http www2.btcv.org.uk BTCV web site Category Organisations ... more details
Infobox Single Name Volunteers Cover Caption Artist Jefferson Airplane from Album Volunteers Jefferson Airplane album Volunteers A side B side We Can Be Together Released September, 1969 Format Vinyl record 7 45 RPM Recorded 1969 Genre Psychedelic rock , Acid Rock Length A Side 2 03 br B Side 5 50 Label RCA Writer Marty Balin Paul Kantner Producer Al Schmitt Certification Last single The Other Side of This Life This single We Can Be Together Next single Mexico Jefferson Airplane song Mexico Volunteers is a Jefferson Airplane single that was released to promote the album Volunteers Jefferson Airplane album Volunteers two months before its release. It was written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner together. Marty was woken up by a truck one morning, which happened to be a truck with Volunteers of America painted on the side. ref name Tamarakin cite book last Tamarakin first Jeff year 2003 title Got a Revolution The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane publisher Simon and Schuster isbn 0671034030 ref Marty started writing lyrics down and then asked Paul to help him with the music. B Side We Can Be Together We Can Be Together is the B side of the Volunteers 45 and the first track on Volunteers Jefferson Airplane album Volunteers . The song s music and lyrics were written by Paul Kantner . Kantner was inspired by the Black Panther Party s use of the phrase Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers Up against the wall, motherfucker and included it in the chorus. ref name Tamarakin The Airplane performed We Can Be Together uncensored on The Dick Cavett Show on August 19, 1969. While the word motherfucker was indeed sung and not censored on the 45, it was mixed lower in the mix as compared to the LP mix, which had no volume manipulation and presented the song un buried . Personnel Grace Slick Piano Vocals Paul Kantner Rhythm Guitar Vocals Marty Balin Guitar Vocals Jorma Kaukonen Lead Guitar Jack Casady Bass Spencer Dryden Drums Percussion Additional Personnel Nicky Hopkins Piano Notes ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Volunteers Type Album Artist onelinedrawing Cover Released March 24, 2004 Recorded Genre Independent music Indie Length Label Jade Tree Producer Reviews Last album Visitor album Visitor br 2002 This album The Volunteers br 2004 Next album There s a Lot in Here br 2005 The Volunteers is the second full length album by onelinedrawing , and the last Jonah Matranga release under that name to date. Jonah has stated that this is his favourite release, fact date February 2008 seeing it as something that explains himself to his fans. The CD also included the demo versions of the final songs along with other bonus material and artwork by Rohner Segnitz . Track listing New York Over It A Ghost Superhero Stay We Had A Deal Oh, Boys Livin Small Believer Portland As Much To Myself As To You Writing credits All songs by Jonah Matranga . Music for Stay written by Chad Waldrup ...Of Sinking Ships Hopesfall Jonah Matranga DEFAULTSORT Volunteers, The Category 2004 albums Category Jonah Matranga albums ... more details
The American Volunteers was a British provincial unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War . This unit was raised in 1779 in New York under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson . It was sent to Charleston in 1780 and was virtually destroyed at the Battle of King s Mountain . UK mil unit stub Category Loyalist military units in the American Revolution ... more details
The Caledonian Volunteers was a British provincial unit that was raised for service in the American Revolutionary War . This unit was partially mounted and partially foot and was raised in Philadelphia in late 1777 and early 1778. It returned with the army to New York in 1778 and was merged into the British Legion 1778 British Legion in July, 1778. Category Loyalist military units in the American Revolution ... more details
Volunteers in Medicine VIM is a non profit organization based in Burlington, Vermont which assists local communities in providing free medical services for the uninsured. VIM staff members assist local communities in implementing the VIM clinic model, providing resources and consultations to each community. The VIM model relies on retired medical professionals and community volunteers who can deliver health care services. VIM clinics emphasize the Culture of Caring, a practice which treats every person with dignity and respect. Once established, each clinic becomes part of the VIM Alliance and received services from the national office. BEND Business Review said The Non profit organization nonprofit group Volunteers in Medicine provides medical care to those who need it most and can afford it the least. ref Bend Business Review, 2008 Vol II, Issue I, pp 68 71 ref According to VIM site, the organizations relies on generous support of McNeil Laboratories McNeil Consumer Healthcare and private donations . ref http www.volunteersinmedicine.org institute.shtml VIM National Office . Retrieved October 23, 2010. ref References references External links http www.volunteersinmedicine.org Volunteers In Medicine Website Category Non profit organizations based in the United States Category Philanthropic organizations Category Burlington, Vermont ... more details
dablink This article refers to the regiment formed in 1999, for the rifle volunteers of 1859 1908, see Volunteer Force Great Britain . The Rifle Volunteers was a regiment of the Territorial Army United Kingdom British Territorial Army . History The Rifle Volunteers were formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of the 6th Battalion, The Light Infantry , 4th Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment The 1st Rifle Volunteers and elements of the 2nd V Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment in consequence of the reforms implemented due to the Strategic Defence Review . The HQ was in Exeter and in February 2007, the battalion comprised four fighting companies and a headquarter company A Company Gloucester and Bristol back bage worn on helmet and beret. B Somerset Light Infantry Company Taunton, Yeovil and Bath C Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry Company Dorchester and Poole. D Cornwall Light Infantry Company Truro, Bodmin and Plymouth. HQ Company Exeter Deployments In April 2004 a composite company of the regiment Salamanca Company was dispatched to Basra , Iraq . The company was attached to the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment , as part of 1 Mechanised Brigade , within the Multi National Division South East . The Company returned home later that year. The battalion was part of 43 Wessex Brigade . The Regiment deployed a company to Afghanistan in the Autumn of 2006. The sub unit was known as Peninsula Company in honour of the Battle Honour earned by the Regiment s forefathers. In 2008 the battalion deployed another company Corunna company to Afghanistan, bolstered by a platoon from its sister battalion 1 rifles. Amalgamation into The Rifles On 24 November 2005, it was announced by the Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Ministry of Defence that the battalion would be amalgamated with other units into a new large regiment to be called The Rifles ... regiments of the British Army Rifle Volunteers UK mil stub ... more details
about the 1985 American comedy film Volunteer disambiguation Infobox Film name Volunteers image Volunteers film .jpg caption The movie cover for Volunteers . writer Keith F. Critchlow br David Isaacs writer David Isaacs br Ken Levine TV personality Ken Levine starring Tom Hanks br John Candy director Nicholas Meyer music James Horner distributor TriStar Pictures released August 16, 1985 runtime 107 min. country USA language English language English movie series awards producer Walter F. Parkes br Richard Shepherd budget Volunteers is a 1985 in film 1985 comedy directed by Nicholas Meyer and starring ... would be better off without these outsiders and the idealistic Peace Corps volunteers. ref name candy ... 125 126 url http books.google.com books?id LvAnmnv lM4C&pg RA1 PA124&dq volunteers tom hanks&as brr 3&ei EUuLS9WuKITyyAS9i icDg&cd 5 v onepage&q volunteers 20tom hanks&f false ref The film is a spoof ... for six years before it was made. Volunteers was filmed in San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec ... flag , and demanded changes in the script. The changes were never made, but by the time Volunteers ... Behind The Jokes, Volunteers Ponders Altruism journal Gainesville Sun url http news.google.com newspapers ... Blakeslee first Sandra date August 18, 1985 title Behind The Jokes, Volunteers Ponders Altruism journal New York Times url http www.nytimes.com 1985 08 18 arts behind the jokes volunteers ponders altruism.html ..., Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 50 . ref cite web url http www.rottentomatoes.com m volunteers title Volunteers publisher Rotten Tomatoes accessdate 1 March 2010 ref Gene Siskel stated that the film ... VOLUNTEERS SIGNS UP FOR DISAPPOINTING TRIP journal Chicago Tribune url http pqasb.pqarchiver.com chicagotribune ... www.imdb.com title tt0090274 Volunteers at IMDb http www.rottentomatoes.com m volunteersVolunteers ... 197 url http books.google.com books?id zCsEAAAAMBAJ&pg PA197&dq volunteers tom hanks&as brr 3&ei EUuLS9WuKITyyAS9i icDg&cd 2 v onepage&q volunteers 20tom hanks&f false Nicholas Meyer Category 1985 ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2006 orphan date November 2009 Infobox Basketball club color1 color2 name Olongapo Volunteers logo imagesize leagues Metropolitan Basketball Association founded 2002 history 2002 arena location Olongapo City , Zambales , Philippines colors president coach championships website The Olongapo Volunteers was a former professional basketball team in the Metropolitan Basketball Association in 2002. The Volunteers enjoyed success in their only season in the league, making the semifinals of the tournament. History In 2002 , the Olongapo Volunteers became the eighth member of the MBA after the departure of the Nueva Ecija Patriots . The team was managed by Mayor Katherine Gordon and later, by Senator Richard Gordon . Junel Baculi, who steered Hapee Toothpaste and Welcoat Dragons Welcoat to PBL titles was hired as the head coach and nabbed several former PBA veterans such as Johnadel Cardel, Joel Dualan, Henry Fernandez as well as former PBL veterans Eugene Tan, Kerwin McCoy, Brixter Encarnacion and Calijohn Orfecio. Fil am Jeff Flowers was also signed by the expansion ballclub. In the MBA First Conference, Olongapo held the best record in the Northern Conference with a 7 3 record, and a home game in the semifinals against the Batangas Blades . However, the Blades escaped with a 76 75 victory to advance to the championship round against the eventual champions the Negros Slashers . Olongapo was renamed as the Gilbey s Olongapo Volunteers , but the league folded in the middle of the second conference. Notable players Jeff Flowers Eugene Tan Brixter Encarnacion Johnadel Cardel See also Metropolitan Basketball Association Category Sports clubs established in 2002 Category Metropolitan Basketball Association teams Category Sports clubs disestablished in 2002 ... more details
The National Volunteers was the name taken by the majority of the Irish Volunteers that sided with Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond after the movement split in the wake of the question of the Volunteers role in World War I . Origins The National Volunteers were the product of the Irish political ... they formed the Ulster Volunteers , an armed wing of Ulster Unionism and organised locally by the Orange ... on 25 November 1913, the Irish Volunteers , in oder to safeguard the granting of Home Rule. ref White ... between the two armed factions. While Redmond took no role in the creation of the Irish Volunteers ... Volunteers, had indeed sought Redmond s approval of and input in the organization, but did not want ... Wicklow on September 20, in which he called for members of the Volunteers to enlist in an intended ... Volunteers who offered immediate support enlisting in their 36th Ulster Division . Secondly, he hoped that the Volunteers, armed and trained by the British, would become the nucleus of an Irish Army after Home Rule was implemented. ref Townshend, p73 ref He reminded the Irish Volunteers that when ... all of the original leaders of the Volunteers utterly rejected Redmond s support for the War, and dismissed his appointees. Militant nationalists reacted angrily but the great majority of the Volunteers supported Redmond and became known as the National Volunteers. ref name oriordan Recruitment ... 142,000 members to the National Volunteers, leaving the Irish Volunteers with an estimated 9,700 ... of Ireland , p.386 ref The National Volunteers were therefore a minority among the 206,000 Irishmen .... ref Campbell p.196 ref Recruiting among the National Volunteers, after an initial burst of enthusiasm ... Volunteers were farmer s sons, and members of this social group were reluctant to join the colours ... National Volunteers approve of Mr. Redmond s pronouncement, only very few will enlist . ref .... 62, Manchester University Press 2003 ISBN 0 7190 6285 3 ref National Volunteers after 1914 The war ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Yorkshire Volunteers image caption start date 1 April 1967 end date 25 April 1993 country United Kingdom allegiance branch Army type Territorial Army United Kingdom TA Reserve role Infantry size Four battalions command structure garrison garrison label nickname patron motto colors colors label march On Ilkla Moor Baht at mascot equipment equipment label battles anniversaries decorations battle honours disbanded Commanders commander1 commander1 label commander2 commander2 label commander3 commander3 label notable commanders Insignia identification symbol identification symbol label identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label identification symbol 3 identification symbol 3 label identification symbol 4 identification symbol 4 label The Yorkshire Volunteers was an infantry battalion of the British Army British Territorial Army United Kingdom Territorial Army . The battalion was raised on 1 April 1967 ref name history cite web title A short history of the Yorkshire Volunteers url http www.yorkshirevolunteers.org.uk history.htm archiveurl work publisher yorkshirevolunteers.org.uk year 2005 archivedate accessdate 26 July 2009 ref and disbanded on 25 April 1993. ref name history Following subsequent amalgamations and reorganisations the regiment ... name MOD The Humber Regiment, Royal Artillery became A Company, 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers the West Riding Regiment, Royal Artillery became A Battery, 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers and the Sheffield Artillery Volunteers became B Battery, 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers. Battalion headquarters ... Battalion Green Howards Yorkshire Volunteers 2nd Battalion became 3rd Battalion the Prince of Wales s Own Regiment of Yorkshire Yorkshire Volunteers 3rd 4th Battalion became, 3rd Battalion the Duke of Wellington s Regiment Yorkshire Volunteers . Each battalion retained the name Yorkshire Volunteers ... 1993 ref name history giving the Yorkshire Volunteers an existence of just over 26 years. References ... more details
Image Takasago Volunteer Corps.JPG thumb right 300px Takasago Volunteers nihongo Takasago Volunteers linktext Takasago Giy tai were volunteer soldiers in the Imperial Japanese Army , recruited from the Taiwanese aborigines Taiwanese aboriginal tribes during World War II . Background and history After the annexation of Taiwan as a result of First Sino Japanese War in 1894, the Empire of Japan Japanese government pursued a policy of cultural assimilation , directed especially towards the various groups of Taiwanese aborigines . The Imperial Japanese Army had interest in the use of Taiwanese aborigines in special forces operations, as they were viewed more physically capable to operate in the tropical and sub tropical regions in Southeast Asia than ethnic Japanese people Japanese , and, coming from a hunter gatherer culture, would be able to operate with minimal logistics support. The Japanese military recruited many young men from friendly tribes into service shortly before the start of World War II . The total number was confidential and estimates on the numbers recruited range from 1800 to 5000 men. Training was under the direction of officers from the Nakano School , which specialized in insurgency and guerilla warfare . Initially assigned to transport and supply units, as the war condition progressively deteriorated for Imperial Japanese forces, the Takasago Volunteers were sent to front line as combat troops. Units consisting entirely of Takasago Volunteers served with distinction in the Philippines , Netherlands East Indies , Solomon Islands and New Guinea , where ... before Taiwanese people Taiwanese Ethnic Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman volunteers were recruited into service. Towards the end of the war, 15 officers and 45 enlisted members of the Takasago Volunteers ... Volunteers were well known for their jungle survival ability. The most notable example ... 14 The Yamato Damashii of the Takasago Volunteers publisher Routledge Curzon location id ISBN ... more details
For the late 18th century Volunteers Irish Volunteers 18th century confused Volunteer Irish republican Volunteers of Ireland Infobox War Faction name Irish Volunteers br glaigh na h ireann war Easter ... Empire battles The Irish Volunteers lang ga glaigh na h ireann was a military organisation established ... of the Ulster Volunteers in 1912, and its declared primary aim was to secure and maintain ... isbn 0 750 93433 6 ref The Volunteers included members of the Gaelic League , Ancient Order of Hibernians .... ref and, secretly, the Irish Republican Brotherhood IRB . The Volunteers fought for Irish independence ... of the Ulster Volunteers composed of adult male Unionism in Ireland Unionists to oppose ... The initiative for a series of meetings leading up to the public inauguration of the Volunteers came ..., 2005, page 41, The IRA , Tim Pat Coogan, 1970, page 33, The Irish Volunteers 1913 1915 , F. X. Martin ... Republican Brotherhood, believed the IRB should use the formation of the Ulster Volunteers as an excuse ... established by the Ulster Volunteers. They therefore confined themselves to encouraging the view that Nationalists ... of the Irish Volunteers in January 1913. James Stritch, an IRB member, had the Irish National Foresters ... Tone Clubs . Anticipating the formation of the Volunteers they began to learn foot drill and military ... Michael Collins along with several other IRB members claim that the formation of the Irish Volunteers was not merely a knee jerk reaction to the Ulster Volunteers, which is often supposed, but was in fact ... rise to the article entitled The North Began , giving the Irish Volunteers its public origins. On 1 ... that the Irish Volunteers 18th century Volunteers of 1782 were enrolled, and they became the instrument ... Volunteers 1913 1915 , F. X. Martin cited 1963, page 71 ref blockquote After the article was published ... of the Irish Volunteers publisher The Candel Press location Dublin year 1918 volume 1 As passed by Censor ... 11. ref name X. Martin 1963, page 25 The Irish Volunteers 1913 1915 , F. X. Martin cited 1963, page ... more details
Bengal Volunteers was an underground revolutionary group against the British rule of India .The group was functional from its inception in 1928 to the Indian independence . The beginning Subhas Chandra Bose organised a group of volunteers during the 1928 Kolkata session of Indian National Congress .The group was named Bengal Volunteers and was under the leadership of Major Satya Gupta. Subhas Chandra Bose himself was the GOC. After the Kolkata session of the Congress was over, the Bengal Volunteers continued its activities. Soon, it was turned into an active revolutionary association. Activities and notable members Bengal Volunteers decided to launch Operation Freedom in the early 1930s, primarily to protest against the police repression in different jails in Bengal. In August 1930, the revolutionary group planned to kill Lowman, the Inspector General of Police who was due to present in the Medical School Hospital to see an ailing senior police official undergoing treatment. On 29 August 1930, Benoy Basu , casually clad in a traditional Bengali attire, breached the security and fired at close range. Lowman died instantly and Hodson, the Superintendent of Police, was grievously injured. The next target was Col N.S. Simpson , the Inspector General of Prisons, who was infamous for the brutal oppression of the prisoners in the jails. The revolutionaries decided not only to murder him, but also to strike terror in British official circles by launching an attack on the Secretariat Building the Writers Building in the Dalhousie square in Kolkata. On 8 December 1930, Benoy Basu along with Dinesh Gupta and Badal Gupta , dressed in European costume, entered the Writers Building and shot Simpson dead. British police started firing. What ensued was a brief gunfight between the three young revolutionaries and the police. Some other officers like Twynam , Prentice, and Nelson suffered injuries during the shooting. Soon police overpowered them. However, the three did not wish to be arrested ... more details
Wikify date April 2010 orphan date October 2009 Video Volunteers is an international media and human rights NGO founded in 2003 that promotes community media to enable citizen participation in marginalized and poor communities around the world. Video Volunteers is a registered non profit in the state of New York in the US. History Video Volunteers was founded in 2003 by Jessica Mayberry after she spent a year as a fellow of the American India Foundation training rural Indian women in filmmaking. ref http www.pbs.org idealab author bios.html jessica mayberry ref Video Volunteers originally operated from offices in New York, NY and Goa , India. Mayberry works closely with co director Stalin K, an Indian documentary filmmaker and community radio activist,as well as original co founder of Drishti Media, Arts and Human Rights. ref http cities.expressindia.com fullstory.php?newsid 247334 ref From ... in India. In 2009 Video Volunteers began a partnership with the Brazilian NGO Casa das Caldeiras ... Honors and awards Video Volunteers has received grants from the Knight News Challenge and the Echoing ... Plan Competition in 2008. ref http www.newschallenge.org video volunteers ref ref http www.echoinggreen.org ... and bios.pdf ref ref http w4.stern.nyu.edu berkley bpc.cfm?doc id 100264 ref Video Volunteers is active ... International Development Prize. Work Through communication media, Video Volunteers offers ... with support from Video Volunteers, equipping more than 150 people in six states in India who earn between Rs. 2,500 3,000 per month, 50 100 . To date, Video Volunteers screenings in India have reached ... channel dedicated to showcasing the CVU videos to a global audience. Recent Video Volunteers ... by film actor Abhay Deol who joined Video Volunteers as Ambassador early this year. India Unheard has ..., Health, RTI and so on. Video Volunteers aims to strengthen the connection between valuable community ... http current.com items 89174339 movies moving mountains.htm http www.pbs.org idealab 2009 08 video volunteers ... more details
infobox military unit unit name Canadian Volunteers image caption dates July 1813 15 June, 1815 country Flagicon UK Upper Canada allegiance flag United States 1795 branch type role size Regiment br rarely exceeded company in strength battles Capture of Fort Niagara br Battle of Buffalo br Battle of Chippawa br Battle of Lundy s Lane br Siege of Fort Erie notable commanders Joseph Willcocks br Abraham Markle The Canadian Volunteers was a unit composed of pro American citizens or inhabitants of Upper Canada which fought for the United States of America during the Anglo American War of 1812 . Background Before the War, Americans had been encouraged to settle in Upper Canada by generous grants of land ... prominent members of the Canadian Volunteers, was not a recent American immigrant to Upper Canada ... States Army and formed the Canadian Volunteers at Fort George, Ontario Fort George , which the Americans ... Elting, p.132 ref In November, the corps was reinforced by more volunteers under Benajah Mallory ... Volunteers were the most active participants in this operation, which the British maintained was an outrage ... turned out to defend their homes. The Canadian Volunteers were almost the only troops to offer resistance ... of the Canadian Volunteers fought in the Battle of Buffalo near the end of the year, when the British ... from the Legislature. During July, the Canadian Volunteers, which was listed as a regiment but little stronger than a company, formed part of a brigade of militia volunteers commanded by Brigadier General ... fresh volunteers from the militia, and Lieutenant Colonel Willcocks assumed command of his brigade ... Volunteers. ref Zaslow, p.221 ref Other Canadians in U.S. service Other Canadian renegades, not officially part of the Canadian Volunteers, were attached to the American garrisons at Amherstburg, Ontario ..., the Canadian Volunteers were disbanded on 15 June 1815 at Batavia city , New York Batavia, New ... title Several lists of members of the Canadian Volunteers publisher Olive Tree Genealogy accessdate ... more details
The Houston Volunteers were a group of 1,000 men ref name NYTimes cite news url http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F40614F73E5D167B93C3AA178ED85F468485F9 title PRESIDENT LAUDS HOUSTON S HEROES format fee work The New York Times author United Press International United Press date 1942 05 31 accessdate 2007 11 30 ref who volunteered for United States Navy U.S. Navy service to avenge the loss of heavy cruiser USS Houston CA 30 after the ship was sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy on 1 March 1942 in the Battle of Sunda Strait . ref name DANFSHouston ii cite web url http www.history.navy.mil danfs h8 houston ii.htm title Houston work Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships publisher United States Navy accessdate 2007 11 30 ref A drive in May 1942 for volunteers to replace the men lost on Houston culminated in the acceptance of 1,650 men for service in the Navy. A limit of 1,000 was set for the Houston Volunteers group. ref name NYTimes At the same time, war bond subscriptions totaling 85,000,000 ref name ChronObit cite news url http www.chron.com CDA archives archive.mpl?id 2003 3627567 title Bradley, served in Navy after brother s ship lost work Houston Chronicle date 2003 ... for the lost ship. The 1,000 man Houston Volunteers paraded with several hundred Navy officers and men ... to More Than 1500 Volunteers Who Will Replace Heroes of Java Sea Battle format fee work Los Angeles Times date 1942 05 31 accessdate 2007 11 30 page 3 ref After the parade, the volunteers lined up ... Volunteers ref name NYTimes A crowd estimated at 150,000 ref name ChronObit to 200,000 ref name ... On 3 August 1942 the keel for Liberty ship SS Houston Volunteers SS Houston Volunteers United States Maritime Commission MC Hull 110 , named in honor of the group of volunteers, was laid at the Todd ... toddhouston.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 09 30 ref Houston Volunteers was delivered ... where the Houston Volunteers were inducted. ref name NOUS cite journal url http www.navalorder.org ... more details
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