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DIED. LYNDA VAN DEVANTER, 55, who wrote searingly of her time as a Vietnam nurse; of a vascular disease perhaps related to Agent Orange; in Herndon, Va. Her book, Home Before Morning, told of the horror of combat surgery--of drunk doctors, lost patients and the special loneliness of a female veteran of our most loathed...
Truly let it be said that Sir Tristan von Eising is everything a knight should be--honorable and chivalrous, 6 ft. 4 in. tall and an expert in armed combat. On weekends Sir Tristan von Eising is a proud nobleman of the Barony of Nordskogen, but during the week he is better known as Darren Chermack, 34, an inventor who is a sword-carrying member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (S.C.A.), an organization devoted to re-creating the lifestyle of premodern Europe. And in case you're not familiar with the Barony of Nordskogen, most benighted Muggles know...
America's recent combat experiences in the Balkans and Afghanistan have confirmed for the Pentagon the virtues of psychological warfare and political initiatives in weakening the enemy before battle. These days the U.S. Army likes to say it is committed to "softening up the battlefield." Iraq is being softened up in many different ways. For one, following a Presidential Decision Directive on Oct. 3, the U.S. started a program to train up to 5,000 Iraqi exiles for possible missions in Iraq that could assist American combat troops. There is action inside Iraq too. A senior intelligence official tells TIME...
Since last spring, when she proposed merging some of the city’s elementary schools to combat declining enrollment and a budget shortfall, her support has further waned...
...tribute itself is part of the 14th annual Gypsy of the Year variety show, a New York City charitable event which raises funds to combat AIDS and is run by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS...