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	Alvin York: In the Lion's Den by Judith Bronte
		Alvin York: In the Lion's Den by Judith Bronte
		Alvin's officers, Captain Danforth and Major Buxton, were so impressed by the honesty of his moral dilemma, that they would often have talks with him that would last late into the night.
		Alvin Cullum York died on September 2, 1964 at the Veteran's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
	www.whatsaiththescripture.com /Stories/Alvin.York.Lions.Den.html (4084 words)

	Alvin York
		York wrote on his draft card: "Dont [sic] want to fight." When his case came up for review it was denied at both the local and the state level because the Church of Christ in Christian Union was not recognized as a legitimate Christian sect.
		York's life caught fire in the American imagination not because of who he was, but what he symbolized: a humble, self-reliant, God-fearing, taciturn patriot who slowly moved to action only when sufficiently provoked and then adamantly refused to capitalize on his fame.
		York's memory is forever tied to Gary Cooper's laconic screen portrayal of the mountain hero and the myth surrounding his military exploits in the Argonne in 1918.
	www.knowsouthernhistory.net /Biographies/Alvin_York (2605 words)

	Alvin York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		York was born in Pall Mall, Tennessee, the third of eleven children born to William York and the former Mary Elizabeth Brooks.
		York later operated a mill in Pall Mall on the Wolf River which is today part of a state park (His son, Andrew York, serves as a park ranger there).
		Alvin York died September 2, 1964, of a cerebral hemorrhage and was buried at the Wolf River Cemetery in Pall Mall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alvin_York (825 words)

	Tennessee's "Christian Warrior" -- Alvin York
		Alvin York was born on December 13, 1887 near the community of Pall Mall, Tennessee in the Valley of Three Forks of the Wolf River, in the Cumberland Mountains, Fentress County, just a few miles from the Kentucky border.
		York believed his victory over the machine guns was "fulfillment of God’s promise,,, because he was serving a holy cause." He considered himself to be "one of the Lord’s agents" in the Argonne.
		York was able to make a "lasting contribution to the lives of his neighbors in spite of the problems (that intruded)..." Petty squabbling and politics haunted his attempts to improve life in the mountains.
	www.workersforjesus.com /york.htm (2209 words)

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		Alvin Cullum York was born on December 13, 1887 at Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tenessee, the third of eleven children of William and Mary Brooks York.
		In 1954, Alvin York suffered a devastating cerebral hemorrhage, and was an invalid for the last ten years of his life.
		Sgt. Alvin C. York died at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville on September 2, 1964, at the age of 76.
	www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/bio/xyz/york.html (694 words)

	Wikinfo \| Alvin York
		Alvin Cullum York (1887-1964) was a United States soldier, famous for his heroism in World War I.
		York was born in near poverty in Pall Mall, Tennessee.
		York was something of a "nuisance" as a youth, frequently fighting in drunken brawls.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Alvin_York (419 words)

	The Legends and Traditions of the Great War: Sergeant Alvin York
		York wrote on his draft card: "Dont [sic] want to fight." When his case came up for review it was denied at both the local and the state level because the Church of Christ in Christian Union was not recognized as a legitimate Christian sect.
		York's life caught fire in the American imagination not because of who he was, but what he symbolized: a humble, self-reliant, God-fearing, taciturn patriot who slowly moved to action only when sufficiently provoked and then adamantly refused to capitalize on his fame.
		York's memory is forever tied to Gary Cooper's laconic screen portrayal of the mountain hero and the myth surrounding his military exploits in the Argonne in 1918.
	www.worldwar1.com /heritage/sgtayork.htm (2700 words)

	Biography
		Alvin, at 24, was the oldest of the children still at home and custom thrust upon him the obligation to help his mother support the family.
		Alvin York's appointment with destiny came on the morning of October 8, 1918 in the Argonne forest of France.
		Alvin York, in the days after his return from the war, began to feel a kind of calling; a feeling that God had picked him to do a job and protected him while preparing him to do it.
	www.alvincyork.org /Biography.htm (10060 words)

	Military.com Content
		York on the Argonne Forest hill where, with the aid of 17 men, he captured 132 German prisoners on Oct. 8, 1918.
		Alvin Cullium York was born in Pall Mall, Tenn., to a long line of sharpshooters and patriots.
		But Alvin York preferred not to take up arms in battle -- largely because of his conversion to the Church of Christ and Christian Union by the woman who would become his wife.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_york_bkp (391 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Alvin C. York
		Alvin Cullum York (1887-1964) ended the First World War as one of America's most famous soldiers, with fame and popular recognition assured following a remarkable act of courage and coolness in October 1918.
		Having grown up in poverty the young York honed his skills as a crack marksman, a useful talent for use in hunting food for himself and his family - and one put to high effect during the war.
		York, an acting Corporal, led 17 men in action against a German stronghold, the aim being to secure the position and return with German prisoners.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/york.htm (427 words)

	Sergeant Alvin C. York
		Alvin left the farming to his younger brothers, and overwhelmed by the sudden responsibility of manhood suddenly thrust upon him, turned to a life of drinking, rowdiness, and occasional run-ins with the law.
		York, with the counsel and urging of his pastor, filed a form to stay at home as a conscientious objector; but all four of his requests were rejected, and November of 1917 found York leaving for a training camp in Georgia.
		York was promoted to Sergeant and received the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy, and the War Medal of Montenegro.
	www.ylcf.org /journal/24/york.htm (1207 words)

	Alvin York
		Alvin Cullum York (1887-1964) was born in Fentress County, Tennessee.
		Alvin York is famous for capturing 132 Germans by himself and winning the Congressional Medal of Honor.
		This photograph, provided by the Andrew York family, shows the types of firearms used in the early 1920's and `30's.
	virtualology.com /virtualwarmuseum.com/hallofamericanwarsandconflicts/ALVINYORK.COM (336 words)

	The Life of Sergeant York
		Alvin Cullum York was born in the Valley of the Three Forks of the Wolf River in Fentress County, Tennessee, on December 13th, 1887.
		York prayed, studied his Bible, and wandered through the mountains, not knowing what was the right thing to do.
		York took the prisoners to the battalion headquarters, but they told him that they didn't have the facilities for so many men.
	members.aol.com /ellseybell/sgtyork.html (1910 words)

	World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Sgt. Alvin Cullium York, US Army
		Alvin York, who was later to become world famous as Sergeant York, was their third son.
		Considering the deterioration of the health of Sgt. York and the fact that he would probably be unable to continue for very long the strenuous work of raising funds for the school, it was suggested that the state be asked to establish a state school at Jamestown in honor of Sgt. York.
		Alvin York spoke out for democracy and our vital need to break up the complacency that was threatening that democracy in every part of the country prior to World War II.
	www.medalofhonor.com /Sgt.York.htm (10195 words)

	York, Alvin Cullum Biography \| aaw_03_package.xml
		Alvin C. York was born the third child of eleven to William and Mary Brooks York in Pall Mall, Tennessee.
		York was raised as a country boy who had only attended school for nine months.
		York's life, though defined for most by Gary Cooper's Academy Award winning portrayal in the Warner Bros. film Sergeant York (1941), was more interesting than the film character, especially after the war.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/york-alvin-cullum-aaw-03 (929 words)

	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Wired New York Forum
		NEW YORK (AP) -- With a burst of music in a vacant Manhattan lot, dancers and city officials held groundbreaking ceremonies for what will be the footprint of the new Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
		In a well-known segment of Alvin Ailey's signature dance, "Revelations," performed to the spiritual "Wade in the Water," dancers wave swaths of billowy blue fabric to simulate a river.
		Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will offer a series of dance and fitness classes to the public starting in March 2005, the company announced.The classes, called the Ailey Extension, will take place at the company�s new home, the Joan Weill Center for Dance, at West 55th St and 9th Avenue.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=2899 (2969 words)

	Alvin York's America Lost (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Two years before Alvin C. York died (1964) another decision was made to sever the land and people from the God he loved.
		The public school’s that Alvin nourished, helped and fostered in his days of his beloved home land at the three forks of the Wolf River in Tennessee would now be the government schools teaching the following the following curriculum.
		By the time Alvin died in 1964 the humanistic educational program (with God removed) from the public schools was already achieved.
	www.sluiceboxadventures.com /York4.htm (687 words)

	Amazon.com: Sergeant York: Video: Gary Cooper,Walter Brennan,Joan Leslie,George Tobias,Stanley Ridges,Margaret ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		York was one of the most unlikely heroes of World War I, yet he surprised both his comrades and his commanding officers with his reckless bravery in combat.
		York is decorated for gallantry, promoted to sergeant, and returns home to a nation-wide heroes welcome, finally coming back to Tennessee where his family and his girlfriend Gracie have a big surprise of their own.
		York is down to earth and takes a common sense approach to life, which makes for some comical dialog later with a few of the "city-boy" soldiers.
	www.amazon.com /Sergeant-York-Howard-Hawks/dp/0792841050 (2457 words)

	Sergeant York (1941) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alvin: Well I ain't never learned Sergeant, folks back home used to say I could shoot a rifle before I was weaned.
		Alvin Cullom York (1887-1964), a modest American and Christian hero of World War I, is the subject of this biographical picture which goes beyond the mere telling of the tale how he won all the medals he did for bravery during the Meuse Argonne Offensive.
		Alvin York is a poor farmer supporting a widowed mother and a brother and sister.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0034167 (782 words)

	TN State Parks: Sgt. Alvin C. York Historic Park
		The historic park includes the York family farm and the grist mill he operated for many years on the banks of the Wolf River.
		Leading a small patrol, York was sent out to eliminate flanking machine gun fire that was halting the advance of his regiment.
		Andrew York is the son of Alvin C. York and is a Park Ranger at the homesite.
	www.state.tn.us /environment/parks/SgtYork (287 words)

	(DV) Helfrich: Opponents of War
		York’s story, like Benderman’s, communicates that a GI’s choice—and right—to seek the status of a CO needs to be understood, protected, and supported.
		The difference between York and Benderman is that in the case of York, an elder in the fundamentalist Church of Christ in Christian Union, CO review boards refused to recognize his church as an official Christian sect.
		York would have joined more than 21,000 men during World War I who accepted “noncombatant service.” Nonetheless, it is more than likely that the military coerced, if not induced, York into going to war.
	www.dissidentvoice.org /Mar05/Helfrich0317.htm (1868 words)

	Wired New York Forum - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
		June 13th, 2004 08:52 PM The lights of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, with Nicole in front.
		November 9th, 2004 05:35 PM The location of Alvin Ailey further strengthens this area's cultural heft, and further closes the small gap between the theatres of Times Square and Lincoln Center.
		November 10th, 2004 11:38 AM The soul of New York is in the outer Boroughs.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/printthread.php?t=2899 (3052 words)

	Medal of Honor Recipients on Film: Alvin Cullum York
		Ironically, while having earned the reputation of being the best marksman and hunter in Fentress County, Tennessee before the war, York applied for Conscientious Objector status due to his religion when drafted; as his church denomination did not specifically prohibit service in war, the application was turned down.
		York rose to the rank of Corporal and, during the final offensive in the Meuse-Argonne region, found himself facing the German machine gun nest with 35 machine guns at Chatel-Chehery.
		In 1941, on the eve of the United States' entry into the Second World War, York consented to having his diary adapted to film, personally selecting Gary Cooper to portray him as a condition for the filming.
	www.voicenet.com /~lpadilla/york.html (498 words)

	Sgt. Alvin C. York (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alvin York Life: A slideshow looking at Sgt. Alvin C. York's life years after he was one of America's greatest war heroes in World War I. look at Sgt. York from 1939 until his death in 1964.
		Sergeant York: Jesse L. Lasky, a film producer, was interested in telling the life of Alvin C. York on the silver screen.
		York was promoted to sergeant and was decorated with a dozen medals, including the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Guerra of Italy, and the War Medal of Montenegro.
	www.tennessean.com /local/archives/04/08/york.shtml (245 words)

	"The Diary of Alvin York" by Alvin C. York
		I was at first near Corporal York, but soon after thought it would be better to take to cover behind a large tree about fifteen paces in rear of Corporal York, Privates Dymowski and Warcing were on each side of me and both were killed by machine gun fire.
		With Corporal York were seven privates, four of whom were mostly occupied in covering with their rifles the large group of German infantrymen who had thrown down their arms at the first surprise.
		Corporal York placed himself between two officers at the head of the column and distributed the seven Americans on guard along the flanks and in rear of the hastily formed column of prisoners.
	acacia.pair.com /Acacia.Vignettes/The.Diary.of.Alvin.York.html (15411 words)

	Sergeant York (1941)
		Gary Cooper's acceptance speech typified so many of the actor's performances when he said "It was Sergeant Alvin York who won this award; Shucks, I've been in this business sixteen years and sometimes dreamed I might get one of these things.
		The first half of the story, almost a movie in itself, shows York in his native valley as he tries to get a nice plot of "bottom land", finds God, and learns that killing is wrong.
		In the second, York trains to become a soldier and decides that it's OK to die, or even kill, to preserve his freedom.
	imdb.com /title/tt0034167 (408 words)

	York Grist Mill/Home of Alvin C. York
		Having been born and raised in the mountains of Tennessee, York said he wanted to be buried within sight of the Wolf River.
		In 1917, York enlisted in the All-American Division and became famous for single-handedly capturing 132 German soldiers and killing twenty-five in the Argonne Forest on October 8, 1918.
		Later he established the Alvin C. York Institute for the education of mountain children.
	www.tennesseeanytime.org /homework/historicsites/yorkgris.html (183 words)

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