Word: firefighting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most worrisome new development is the so-called takeover robbery, in which an armed gang holds tellers and customers hostage. On Feb. 28, a commando-style assault on a Bank of America branch led to a firefight on the streets of North Hollywood, California, in which two robbers died and dozens of police and bystanders were wounded. In Orange County, California, 17 such takeover robberies occurred last year, up 140% from...
...ceilings last week caused several flights either to be held on the ground at the Ramstein air base in Germany or to circle Tuzla fruitlessly and go back, unable to land. The miserable conditions do have their bright side, however. "There's nothing like sunshine for a good firefight," says Marine Lieut. General Anthony Zinni, "and this kind of weather discourages that...
This Mann achieves with truly epic sweep, maniacal conviction and awesome technical proficiency. He announces his intentions in an opening sequence that may be the best armored-car robbery ever placed on film. He proceeds to a crazily orchestrated bank heist that goes awry and finishes in a wild firefight on a crowded downtown street that is a masterpiece of sustained invention. He ends with a chase that takes Pacino and De Niro into wholly original realms of hellishness, the back end of an airport, where their passions are nearly drowned out by the thunderous comings and goings of heedless...
...necessary, but as a French diplomat says, "up until now they have not had the means or equipment to do so. That's what the rapid-reaction force is for." If these missions lead to clashes with the Serbs, the French government seemed to be ready to accept a firefight as a legitimate exercise in self-defense. Without going on the offensive, the French seemed willing to push a bit to carry out the mission. But if the reinforcements do not soon deter the Serbs from attacking, and no sign of a political solution appears, the French are prepared...
...young people who fought it. While at home in the U.S. politicians decided policy and some people prayed for low draft numbers, others in Vietnam were praying just to stay alive. Whether the war was right or wrong meant nothing if you were in the middle of a firefight. Trapped in war's reality, young men lost more than arms and legs; they lost pieces of their soul. We all realized at some point that we would never fully return home again...