Word: batallions
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...having an effect. Soldiers say 57 improvised explosive devises, or IEDs, exploded or were discovered in May. In August, however, only six went off or were found. "It's pretty much shut 'em down," says Maj. Craig Whiteside, the executive officer for the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Batallion...
...unlikely, given the evidence, that Wuterich will be convicted of anything other than dereliction of duty, said the report. Mattis will make a similar decision on charges facing Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum, a member of Wuterich's squad. Mattis will also decide whether to move forward with charges against batallion commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani. The investigating officer has recommended that Chessani face court-martial for dereliction of duty and other charges...
...students are members of Harvard ROTC, an organization of only a dozen or so. Eric McKinney, the captain in charge of the Harvard cadets, reached out to the athletic department to facilitate the color guard. Jimmy Garmendia, a sophomore Cadet (MS2 Cadet, in the parlance) with the Paul Revere Batallion, was one of the participants holding the rifles. Jimmy and I talked recently about the significance of the color guard’s appearance at the game, an eventual 80-57 Crimson win, and the rewards and challenges of being a cadet at Harvard.“I think [McKinney...
This is not to romanticize the prospects for improving society by forcing people to associate. Obviously, not every army batallion featured a Hawkeye Pierce and a Charles Emerson Winchester '40 learning to respect each other's humanity while tossing off wisecracks. But the forced fusion of diverse elements of the population made American society more fluid and less class-conscious. (It also ensured that decision-making elites had to bear their share of the costs of war; leaders are likely to be more prudent about using military force when their sons are in the trenches than when they are safely...
...Jose Las Flores has been occupied by a special batallion of the Treasury Police since late October. Ryan said the people of the village are undoubtedly suffering at the hands of the military, although little is known of their situation because foreign journalists are not allowed in the country...