John Breen

John Breen may refer to

  • John Breen (RAF officer) (1896–1964), senior officer in the Royal Air Force
  • John Breen (Australian politician) (1898–1966), Australian politician
  • John Breen (scholar) (born 1956), British Japanologist
  • John Breen (playwright), Irish playwright
  • John Breen (actor), actor in the film Untraceable
  • John Breen (RAF officer)

    John Breen, CB, OBE (8 March 1896 – 9 May 1964) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

    Service

    He transferred from the Army to the RAF in 1918 as a captain. He was promoted to squadron leader in 1925 and trained as a pilot with No. 24 Squadron RAF in 1925. He was posted to Iraq as commander of an armoured car wing. He then commanded No. 84 Squadron RAF, and No. 33 Squadron RAF before a period of study at the Imperial Defence College. As a wing commander in 1935 he was attached to the Sudan Defence Force in Khartoum.

    From 27 June 1940 he was appointed Air Officer Commanding 1 Group RAF Bomber Command and served in this post during the Battle of Britain, but in December 1940 he was moved to the Air Ministry on promotion to air commodore. He later served as Director General of Personnel for the RAF and as Head of the Postwar Planning Executive before retiring as an air marshal on 2 May 1946. He died in 1964 aged 68.

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    John Breen (scholar)

    John Lawrence Breen (3 March 1956   ) is a British academic and Japanologist. He is a specialist in Japanese history at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (国際日本文化研究センター Nichibunken) in Kyoto. He writes in English and Japanese on the history of Shinto and the imperial institution.

    Early life

    Breen was awarded his BA at the University of Cambridge in 1979. He earned a Ph.D. in 1993 at Cambridge.

    Career

    From 1985 through 2008, Breen was a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader in Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He is currently Professor at the International Research Centre for Japanese Studies. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Japan Review.

    Breen's critical examination of religious practices in Japan has been informed by his historical research. Historicity is construed as a fundamental component of Breen's view of Shinto.

    Breen's work on Shinto is influenced by the writings of Toshio Kuroda. As most contemporary historians, he holds a more moderate position. While Kuroda denied Shinto was more than a japanized version of Buddhism, Breen and Teeuwen argue there was a pre-modern, indigenous tradition of worship, mythology and shrines, even if indeed Shinto as an organized religion was yet to be born.

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    You Never Can Tell

    by: John Prine

    It was a teenage wedding
    And the old folks wished 'em well
    You could see that Pierre
    Did truly love the Mademoiselle.
    And the young Monsieur and Madame
    Have rung the chapel bell,
    ";C'est la vie,";
    -Say the old folks
    It goes to show that you never can tell
    They furnished off an apartment
    With a two room Roebuck sale
    The coolerator was filled
    With T.V. Dinners and ginger ale
    But when Pierre found work,
    The little money comin' worked out well
    ";C'est la vie,";
    -Say the old folks
    It goes to show that you never can tell
    They had a Hi-Fi phono
    Boy, did they let it blast
    Seven hundred little records
    All rock, rhythm and jazz
    But when the sun went down
    The rapid tempo of the music fell
    ";C'est la vie,";
    -Say the old folks
    It goes to show that you never can tell
    They bought a souped up jitney
    'Twas a cherry in Fifty-three
    They drove it down to New Orleans
    To celebrate their anniversary.
    It was there where Pierre was wedded
    To the lovely Mademoiselle,
    ";C'est la vie,";
    -Say the old folks
    It goes to show that you never can tell
    It was a teenage wedding
    And the old folks wished 'em well
    You could see that Pierre
    Did truly love the Mademoiselle.
    And the young Monsieur and Madame
    Have rung the chapel bell,
    ";C'est la vie,";
    -Say the old folks
    It goes to show that you never can tell




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    Lansing State Journal 19 Mar 2025
    IRS unveils new income tax brackets and deductions for 2025 ... Straight Arrow News ... 1, 2025 ... Bill sponsor state Rep ... "Every little bit helps." State Rep ... Kelly Breen of Novi, John Fitzgerald of Wyoming, Matt Koleszar of Plymouth, Denise Mentzer of Mt.
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    'He just loved working offshore': Families gather to remember crew of fatal Cougar Flight 491

    CBC 12 Mar 2025
    It's been 16 years since Cougar Flight 491 crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 17 of the 18 crew members on board. On the anniversary of the fatal flight, John Breen says the families like to gather to remember their loved ones ... .
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