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...story is the same as that of many other military wives. My husband is well on the way to his third tour in Iraq. We have two little girls who barely know their father. Each time he deploys, I brace myself: he may not come home alive. This war is ridiculous. Our soldiers are worn out, the equipment is worn out, and so are our children. How long can we sustain this lifestyle? Every other year, until the war is over, my husband will be deployed. And when my soldier is home, he isn't resting. He is hard...
...story is the same as that of many other military wives. My husband is well on the way to his third tour in Iraq. We have two little girls who barely know their father. Each time he deploys, I brace myself; he may not come home alive. And when my soldier is home, he isn't resting. He is hard at work training in the classroom and the field. How long can we sustain this lifestyle? It is high time for military families to stand up to this Administration and say, No more...
...Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you Titanic is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity...
...South Korean National Assembly member Park Geun-hye said. “I am in to save my country.” Park, who chaired South Korea’s conservative Grand National Party from 2004 to 2006, said that the international community must “brace for more difficult tasks that surely lie ahead” in dealing with her country’s neighbor to the north. “South Korea is facing grave security issues of North Korea,” she said. “The threat of North Korea cannot be treated with...
...party fund acts yesterday—including an increased fund for first-years—in a session marking the end of the term for outgoing UC leaders John S. Haddock ’07 and Annie R. Riley ’07. Haddock—sporting a brace-clad leg and a set of crutches in the wake of an injury sustained during a soccer game—was seated as the first bit of legislation regarding party fund arrangements passed without any debate. “This looks pretty standard,” he said prior...