Images Dated 8th March 2011

The village of Hallstatt and Lake Hallstaetter (Hallstaettersee

The village of Hallstatt and Lake Hallstaetter (Hallstaettersee) are seen in the province of Upper Austria March 8, 2011. The alpine region of Hallstatt, Dachstein and Salzkammergut has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Round the World Walker - George M. Schilling

Famous American athlete George M. Schilling, who walked around the world for a wager. In nine years he circumnavigated the globe, walking 55, 000 miles having left New York in August 1897 ina newspaper suit and penniless. The only living man (at that point) who had completed this feat. Date: 1906

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Green Berets prepare to board a KC-130 aircraft

March 3, 2011 - U.S. Army Operational Detachment Alpha Soldiers, also known as Green Berets, secure their jump gear and prepare to board a KC-130 aircraft at the Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, during Emerald Warrior. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders

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