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...good day to die," declared James Gordon ("Bo") Gritz. The date was Nov. 27, 1982, and Gritz, 44, a swashbuckling former Green Beret, was about to lead three American daredevils and 15 Laotians on an improvised commando raid across the Mekong River. Their scheme: a 14-day trek to rescue American prisoners of war in the jungles of eastern Laos. After only three days, however, the bravado of "Operation Lazarus" was abruptly buried when a band of local guerrillas ambushed the raiders, killing two Laotians, capturing an American, and forcing the others to turn tail...
Despite the mood of melancholy resignation, the kelpers remain grateful for the British presence. "They are far more concerned about the Argies," says Councilor John Cheek. "People here worry about a sneak air raid or a commando landing. To prevent that, they'll put up with almost anything...
...evening last November, former Green Beret Lieut. Colonel James G. ("Bo") Gritz, 44, led three fellow U.S. Army veterans and 15 Laotian guerrillas into Thailand in search of American soldiers listed as missing in action. The Defense Department, which knew of the plan, warned against it, and the unsanctioned commando raid turned up no Americans and no fresh information. Last week, however, the eagerness of Gritz's colleagues to tell their stories to Soldier of Fortune magazine, among others, did serve to embarrass their improbable group of backers and suppliers, who, it turns out, included Actors Clint Eastwood...
...countries. The P.L.O. spent more than a decade building a military establishment in Lebanon. Now it is gone, and the loss is so profound and irreparable that the very nature of the organization has changed. Except in parts of Lebanon, such as the Bekaa, where they still undertake occasional commando attacks against the Israelis, the P.L.O. fighters have been neutralized, and even in the Bekaa they operate under restrictions imposed by the Syrian army. Though Chairman Yasser Arafat rarely visits it, his only headquarters today is an isolated resort hotel in Borj Cedria, Tunisia, 15 miles from the capital...
Extraordinary indeed. Bob Kerrey, 39, a successful entrepreneur, had never held an elected office. His most spectacular achievement came in Viet Nam in 1969: after leading a Navy commando assault in which he lost half of his right leg, Kerrey was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. As a member of the human rights commission in Lincoln, his home town, Kerrey is remembered chiefly for his unsuccessful advocacy of a homosexual-rights ordinance. Moreover, Republican Charles Thone, 58, was the quintessential Nebraskan of his generation, prudently plain-spoken and a bit stolid. He had won four terms in Congress before...