Word: combate
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been 80% refurbished and considerably upgraded in quality. Once again, it heavily outnumbers Israel's armed forces in men and firepower. Last week London's prestigious Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that Egypt alone has 700 tanks and 280 heavy guns. Its air force now has 400 combat aircraft, including 40 SU-7 all-weather fighter-bombers, and 110 Mig-21s that can fly higher and faster than Israeli Skyhawks. Since other Arab forces have been similarly re-equipped, the balance of firepower has been tilted heavily in the Arabs' favor-at least on the paper order...
...left rear areas exposed. Instead, Abrams has developed a more flexible, diversified approach that employs smaller roving units. They can watch over more territory and thus spot and spoil enemy buildups in the making. Another hopeful sign: the South Vietnamese army has steadily improved throughout the summer, and its combat units are now fully equipped with U.S. M16s...
...seemed an unlikely sort of man to be a combat general. Dour, shy, peering at the world through sedate, rimless glasses, he looked more like a college president or a banker. His voice was soft, his language reserved. A small measure of the man was his constant companion, a big, silver German shepherd named King, who had been sent to Viet Nam as a sentry dog but had proved too tame for the task...
...short time later, Ware was given one of the Army's most coveted combat assignments: the command of the famed 1st Infantry Division. A shrewd and sure tactician, he improved the Big Red One's ability to fight at night and to pursue the enemy in running battles. Just such a running skirmish erupted last week when a Big Red One brigade met the Viet Cong near the town of Loc Ninh, 75 miles north of Saigon. Ware, who made it a practice to be with his troops in combat, rushed to the battle in his helicopter...
Like any proud father-in-law, L.B.J. was telling war stories about his two boys in Viet Nam. It seems that Airman First Class Pat Nugent, with a supply outfit, has volunteered for so many extra combat-supply missions he has logged more than his share of flights and has been temporarily grounded. Marine Captain Charles Robb, just reassigned to a staff job after commanding a rifle company for five months, has become a cool customer under enemy fire. One day, explained the President, Chuck was taking a shower when he heard the whistle of an incoming round. He listened...