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...Way’s] got a quiet demeanor, but his work ethic speaks volumes,” Walsh said. “He’s one of the guys that sticks around after practice, is always in the cages, and works hard. He’s such a quality kid, and I’m proud to have him on the baseball team...
...always very focused,” said fellow sophomore teammate Michael DiSanto. “He has a very high standard with everything he does. We joke around, we call him the moral compass, because he always knows what’s right. He looks at everything objectively, and does not let his emotions get the better of him. He always gives guys the benefit of the doubt. He’s just a great, great guy. Everyone respects and looks...
...done," he says. "The thing is, the people really wanted the school opened and they helped me find the owners." There was one pair of owners who demanded $20,000 for their land. "I told them $2,000 max," Ellis said, but ultimately the owners - after checking around - changed their minds and decided to offer the land for free. "They said, 'We'll give it to you, but could you beat us up a little and make it look like you seized it? The Taliban don't want this to happen.' " (See pictures of life in the Afghan National Army...
Lieutenant Reed Peeples, a former Peace Corps volunteer whose 2nd platoon patrolled the area around the school, put it more simply: "For months, we've been trying to win over the people of this town - and we haven't produced anything tangible. They are sitting on the fence, waiting to see which side is stronger. We haven't had much luck with development projects. We haven't proved that we can take care of them. Reopening the school would be our first real...
...next afternoon, Ellis received word from battalion: there would be another delay, ostensibly of five days, but Ellis knew it would be longer than that. The Canadian bomb-disposal unit couldn't wait around. It had to go on to other projects. "This is becoming a joke," said one of the troopers who escorted me out of Combat Outpost Senjaray the following day. "It ain't gonna happen...