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Just exactly what the equivocator’s answer has to do with the actual question is hard to say. The equivocator writes an essay about the point, but never on it. Consequently, the grader often mentally assumes that the right answer is known by the equivocator and marks the...
Under the circumstances, the troops at Naray took their extension well, emphasizing the critical nature of their role in Afghanistan. They call it "embracing the suck." "Twelve months is long and hard. Fifteen months is longer and harder," says Sgt. Larry Scott Johnson, Weaver's assistant. "But we are soldiers...
Others accentuate the positive, admitting that the extension will allow them to accomplish projects that would have otherwise been dropped, or handed off to incoming troops overwhelmed by the challenge of adapting to the new terrain. As the 10th Mountain prepares to leave Afghanistan at the end of May, Colonel...
While all the soldiers shared the burden of the extension equally, not all are able to take personal pride in what has been achieved. "Sure the past four months for us were really productive," says Polk. "But for the lower enlisted guys it was much harder. They do the same...
Fithian, who said that Chicago first contacted him in late March, called his new job “an extension of the work I’m doing now.”