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Quick history lesson: under the leadership of Col. William Barrett, Davy Crockett and James Bowie, almost 200 men from all different races and backgrounds fought bravely to the death for Texas’s independence against the Mexican army, led by General Santa Anna (Emilio Echevarria). While there were no survivors, their fight for Texas inspired General Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid) to lead 910 pioneers in the Battle of San Jacinto against Santa Anna’s army with the famous battle cry, “Remember the Alamo.” It took 18 minutes for them to defeat...
...zoned, but nudists tend to go left, the clothed right. In summer there are a few chiringuitos - makeshift beach cafés - but it's easy to find sand and silence all for yourself. Only one building has been allowed on these cliffs: the hotel Cristóbal Colón Parador, built in the 1960s. This near-virgin strip of protected beach stretches about 15 km, with a few other entrances from the road. One, past the Parador towards Matalasca?as, leads to what's known locally as Playa Rompeculos, or Arsebreaker Beach. Fear not, the name refers...
...which he was paid,” McClellan underwhelmingly said in a statement. “That’s what they show.” Given this half-hearted declaration, Dartboard is not quite naïve enough to ignore Bush’s old commanding officer, Lt. Col. William Turnipseed, who doesn’t remember him really turning...
...move for the same reason. But U.S. military officials in Tikrit believe his accommodations on the lam more closely resembled the hovel on the property on which he was caught last Saturday night than the massive, ornate structures he had built around the country as monuments to himself. Lt. Col. Steven Russell commands the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry of the Fourth Infantry Division. In numerous raids his unit conducted, in conjunction with Special Operations Forces, that targeted Saddam Hussein, he says they found mostly, "Mud huts, dilapidated houses, and filth." According to Col. Todd Megill, the 4th I.D.'s senior...
...looked odd-a spot on top of which a soldier had stood during the first pass. Underneath the dirt was a cloth rug. Underneath that was a rubber mat, which sat atop a thick Styrofoam block. "We expected something more elaborate. We expected something more well constructed," said Lt. Col. Hickey. They also expected resistance, he says, but when the block was removed, "two hands appeared. That individual clearly wanted to surrender." The bearded, bewildered looking man did not reach for the pistol in his lap. He had no chance to get to the two AK-47s that were inside...