Word: baraka
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Vietnamese mandarin and son of a wealthy landowner, Tri joined the French army in 1947 and received part of his cadet training in Hanoi. Since he won his first command as a young airborne officer, he has survived three assassination attempts, resulting in his conviction that he is a baraka-a French barracks term for one who enjoys immunity from death on the battlefield...