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...defies so many wartime stereotypes that she has forced us to create a new one: the scrappy, indomitable, steely soldier chick. Liberal feminists I know who reflexively opposed this war woke up changed women the morning that Lynch's exploits were described in the Washington Post. "I hope she blew them all away," one told me, her surging sense of pride and solidarity trumping her lifelong abhorrence of firearms. (So much for the M-16 as phallic symbol.) The other hero in Lynch's story, the conscience-stricken Iraqi lawyer who walked miles back and forth across a battle zone...
...road dense with enemy trucks bearing down on the brigade. "My headquarters had just rolled into the objective area when 10 pickup trucks loaded with men firing machine guns and RPG-7s came racing down the road," recalls Colonel David Perkins, commander of the 2nd Brigade. "My lead tanks blew up the first three vehicles, but the rest kept coming...
...Harvard blew the game open in the third, breaking a 4-4 tie with two home runs—a leadoff solo shot by sophomore catcher Schuyler Mann and Hale’s second bomb of the weekend. The Crimson then loaded the bases again on a Salsgiver double, two walks (one intentional) and two stolen bases, but Hendricks struck out swinging and Mann grounded out to end the threat...
...after rehearsals to grill me for tips on the interview. Last Saturday night I gave a goodbye speech, performed my talent one last time, and gave this year’s winner her silver medallion and a huge hug. Theresa promenaded the stage, tearfully clutching her flowers as she blew kisses to the cheering audience...
...Ruggiero buries the rebound off a Botterill shot that Sautter lets loose, but official Brad Shepherd rules the score occurred after the whistle blew...