Word: escorted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...said to be with guardsmen, but it was really with Miskitos. They lost no one. We lost 19 men, officers as well as enlisted men. Twenty-two more were wounded. Only I and one other man were not hurt or killed. The regional chief of staff and his escort staff ran when the fighting started. When he decided to leave, he defended this by saying that he could not afford to die like any ordinary soldier...
Take Cambridge, for example. After turning in articles at The Crimson in the wee hours, I often walk back to my dorm in the Quad. There's usually a good chance that the police (Harvard or Cambridge) will "escort" me there, as they have done so often in the past. The game starts when they pass you in the police car, then turn down the next available side street. About two blocks later, they reappear from another side street just as you reach it, and drive past again, but in the opposite direction. A minute later, the whole process starts...
...damage to British prestige was largely self-inflicted-a direct result of the Ministry of Defense's penchant for supersecrecy. Soon after the Belgrano was hit, London sent a top-secret communication to the Argentine high command in Buenos Aires assuring it that the Belgrano's two escort vessels would have free passage to begin rescue operations...
...been upset about their living arrangements, and a few have gone so far as to claim that they are Harvard's second class citizens. Many have complained about the logistics of carrying and storing all of their books during the day, while some cited security problems created by the escort service's policy of not taking students to off-campus locations. Most importantly, however, many feel they are missing one of the most important aspects of a Harvard education--interaction with an interesting and eclectic group of peers...
...letter states, it should at least provide resident House affiliation for transfer students, have Harvard Real Estate set aside a section of Peabody Terrace or the Soldiers Field apartments specifically for them, offer extra financial aid to the students to compensate for higher living costs, and improve security escort service between campus and off-campus rooms...