Word: combated
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sending four battalions of the 82nd Airborne Division and 7th Light Infantry to Honduras brought the U.S. military presence in Honduras to more than 6000 men. They are engaged in joint exercises with the Hondurans but away from the border combat area...
...join the reserves or Air National Guard, where part-time Air Force life is pure flying. "They think we should aim to be colonel-managers," snorts one throttle jockey. Another problem is resentment against rusty squadron commanders just returned from Pentagon desks who lack the "need for speed" in combat-readiness drills...
Sure, a yellow (or fourth) line will appear on the line sheets of most teams. But how often does RPI or Vermont or Minnesota send out its yellow line for combat...
Rosegrant says, "There have been some differences, but those are lessening now. PBH is trying to combat the image that you have to spend your life here. We're trying to make PBH more accessible," says Rosegrant...
...counterfeit cloth can come from many parts of the world, but according to the C.C.I.A. and the Federal Trade Commission, the largest quantities are originating in Prato, Italy, a textile town near Florence. Cashmere from England and Scotland is above suspicion, since those countries have stringent regulations to combat counterfeiting...