An approaching train did not stop and struck the protesting veterans. Willson was hit and lost both legs below the knee while suffering a severe skull fracture with loss of his right frontal lobe. (1 September 1987)
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Sunday 17th of August 2003 (x) — Military commander and chief of the Iraqi Intelligence Service Ali Hassan al-Majid is arrested by American forces. al-Majid had been listed as the fifth most-wanted man in Iraq, shown as the King of Spades in the deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards.