Word: honored
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...best pure hitter in baseball history. "Does Bonds carry the freight for all the sins of his generation?" asks noted baseball historian--and current Boston Red Sox adviser--Bill James. No, he says, "he can't ... Bonds is our home-run champion. We should respect and honor him, just like we did Henry Aaron...
...U.S.S. Barb, Rear Admiral Eugene Fluckey led missions that even his jaded bosses called "epic": nighttime raids that downed a stunning 29 Japanese ships, among them an aircraft carrier, destroyer and cruiser. Credited with destroying more tonnage than any other skipper, Fluckey was awarded the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses...
...Egyptian hearts and minds one burger at a time, on average 200 a day. It started out as a hangout for Americans, such as the couple that ate here nearly every day in the same booth for five years; when they left, Lucille put a bronze plaque in their honor over the table ("Frank & Angela, Home Away From Home...
...Such threats cannot be ignored. A gruesome video circulating on cell phones and posted on several Arabic websites shows the "honor killing" of Dua Khalil Aswad, a teen-age girl from the minority Yazidi faith who defied her family and married a Muslim. She is seen being kicked and stoned by a group of men, while uniformed Iraqi policemen stand by. One man picks up a large boulder and drops it on her head. Terrified that she may meet Aswad's fate but determined to stick by al-Hilli, Majid says her best hope is that they will both...
...dean is identified. Theda's gracious willingness to remain in this position will provide continuity of academic leadership while I take the appropriate time to consult with colleagues in the faculty and administration about the leadership and priorities of GSAS going forward. There will be multiple venues to honor Theda’s remarkable achievements as graduate dean, but for now let me simply thank her on behalf of the Faculty...