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...daredevil image, but he is also an obviously bright officer whose unusual nerve has produced some extraordinary exploits both on and off the field. The grandson of a Vietnamese mandarin and son of a wealthy landowner, Tri joined the French army in 1947 and received part of his cadet training in Hanoi. Since he won his first command as a young airborne officer, he has survived three assassination attempts, resulting in his conviction that he is a baraka-a French barracks term for one who enjoys immunity from death on the battlefield...
...Cadet Bill Lane broke the scoring drought in the sixth when he reached first on a throwing error by third baseman Mike Thomas After Collins retired two. Pete McCall singled to right-Army's first hit of the game-to score Lane...
Kelly was hit hard in the second game, allowing eight hits and several deep fly to the outfield, but he stranded 12 Cadet runners on base...
Whereas the draftee returns to civilian life, the Soviet officer is a professional soldier. The officer corps tends to be proud, cliquish and self-perpetuating. There are special cadet schools for all services, where the sons of officers are trained to take their place in the military elite. Officers are paid about 25% more than civilians of similar age and skill. A senior lieutenant earns 140 rubles ($155) a month, a colonel 500 rubles, a marshal 2,000. Along with the money goes the right to shop in special military stores; some generals and marshals and their wives are also...
...member of the press corps covering the flight of Apollo 13 if not for the draft. A native of Biloxi, Miss., he studied journalism at Perkinston Junior College, a two-year school, and looked forward to a writing career. Instead, faced with induction, he enlisted as a naval aviation cadet. "Like most kids at that age, you kind of jump into things before you really think about it," he said. Whatever his original thoughts, he quickly became hooked on flying. After 2½years as a Marine pilot, he went back to school, flying with the Air National Guard while...