Word: height
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Reds had the ridge again. This week U.S. forces once more attacked. On the eastern front, U.S. Marines pulled off military history's first airborne operation by helicopters. It was necessary to post a battle-ready reconnaissance company on top of a 3,800-ft. peak. The height was not defended by Reds, but if the marines had made the grueling two-day climb on foot, toting their gear, they would have been too bushed to fight off possible counterattacks. Six big Sikorsky HR51 helicopters, hugging the valleys to avoid enemy fire, reached the peak and, one after another...
...that blow either up or down at 4,000 ft. per min. A down-draught of such violence can smack down a high-flying airplane against a chunk of rock before the pilot realizes he is anywhere near a mountain. Sometimes his altimeter (which measures air pressure, not actual height) gives him no warning; the turbulent waves in the lee of high mountains often have spots of rarefied air that make the instrument read much higher than it should...
...least the Crimson is in fine shape, so that the offensive teams which will go against the Purple will be the best Jordan has. Fred Ravreby is again at the right end spot. His height and agility should help strengthen that position. Left end Paul Crowley, of course, is the best wingman on the squad...
...what I tell anyone who asks how tall I am. When I was in the Army, a Texan requested that I prove that his commander's 6 feet 4 inches was nothing. On the way over to the officer's quarters, he confidentially inquired of me my exact height. I replied, '5 feet, 17 inches.' The Texan looked shocked, then smiled, 'Oh, come now, you're taller than that...
...distinguishes her from most of the ladies. Nimbly toe-dancing on the baseline, she suddenly stops bouncing and slugs scorching drives-forehand or backhand-deep into enemy territory. Less outstanding are Maureen's service and volleying: she has the bone and muscle (130 Ibs.) but not quite the height (5 ft. 4 in.) to bang in cannonball aces and smashing kills...