Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...aboard warships at sea. The change has long been visible on the horizon, but it was hurried along by a Navy eager to do something to smooth the choppy wake left by its official report on Tailhook. As the damaging document was readied for release two weeks ago, Navy brass quietly assured servicewomen at the Pentagon that, as one put it, "something was coming up soon that we would really like...
Towards the end of the Warsaw Pact's history, the leaders of its member nations lost sight of their Marxist-Leninist goals and struggled just to save their jobs. The top brass of the military in our own military-industrial society is acting in the same manner. They have forgotten their mission as dictated by the Constitution: to serve the president and only to offer opinions on relevant issues if the president requests them...
...whole story. Investigators believe "several hundred" of the naval officers interviewed concealed information and 51 others lied outright. Pentagon Deputy Inspector General Derek Vander Schaaf has sent files on 140 officers to Navy and Marine Corps commands for possible disciplinary action. And 35 other top brass who attended the convention, including Acting Secretary of the Navy Admiral Frank Kelso, could be punished for failing to prevent the sexual assaults...
...after accepting copious expressions of support from Harvard's top brass, the coalition seems to have faded in recent weeks. The one deadline it set passed quietly on April 16 and its individual members have concentrated on specific interests, such as the Asian American Association's push for the return of Asian American studies courses...
Barry Haskell, the softball coach, and Becky's parents each spoke briefly about Becky and her love of softball. Her parents and sister were presented with a certificate of Becky's membership into the Varsity Club, Captain Nancy Johnson read a small brass plaque that would be placed on the scoreboard. It stated, "In Memorium--Becky Pocius '94, Dedicated to her spirit and to the game she loved." The ceremony ended with Becky's father presenting the current catchers with equipment bought by Becky before she died. The presentation of Becky's mask to Christine Vogt brought a flood...