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Each inhabits his own singular combat zone. Yet a provocative phrase cropped up in news reports: "Not since the end of the war in Viet Nam. . ." Some of the analogies were impressionistic and wrong: the Middle East, Central America and the Caribbean are not Indochina. But some of the bench marks were plain, blunt facts. Not since Viet Nam, until Beirut, had so many U.S. servicemen been killed in a single day. Not since then, until Grenada, had U.S. servicemen launched a combat operation of such size. Not since then, until a Navy A-6 was shot down over Lebanon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Who Also Shaped Events | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

Kimmell, usually relegated to opening and closing one of the Crimson bench doors during games, came through in her first start. The junior posted six saves en route to the shutout and upped her career totals to 204 minutes played without a goal allowed...

Author: By Nick Wurf, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Kimmell at Center Stage as Icewomen Rout B.C. | 12/6/1983 | See Source »

Harvard's atrocious 38 percent in field goal competitions only slipped as Crimson Coach Frank McLaughlin went to his bench once Army had all but secured its third victory in four games this year...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Hoopsters Go AWOL in West Point, Dropping First of the Season, 73-49 | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

With most Crimson starters riding the bench for the last 10 minutes and most Army starters riding the Crimson subs, it didn't take long for the Cadets to reach their 24-point victory margin...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Hoopsters Go AWOL in West Point, Dropping First of the Season, 73-49 | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

...with Franzosa preparing to head for the bench in favor of a sixth skater, right wing Tom Wallack deflected a soft shot off the stick of Bruin defenseman Tom Roberts for the tying goal...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: The Lost Weekend: Icemen Tie, Lose | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

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