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...more religious among them believed that the spirits of their forefathers would return to the family sites too and join in celebration with the living. But for 520 people who boarded Japan Air Lines Flight 123 bound for Osaka, the trip would be tragically one-way: before they could honor the dead, they would join them...
...about solving murders in manor houses and many about fatal traffic accidents, violent drunks and old people who died ten days ago in furnished rooms. There are quite a few about nearly getting killed and about drinking too much. Some tell about sleaziness, and a surprising number about honor. Most of them, Baker says, begin something like this: "I know it sounds corny as hell, but I really thought I could help people...
...honor to attend the recent graduation from West Point of my nephew, 2nd Lieut. Chad T. Fifield. Your article captured the sacrifice those young men and women are willing to make for our country. In this age of self-gratification and materialism, it is nice to see young people who exemplify the ideals that make our country great. I am sure that the U.S.'s future is in good hands with institutions like West Point producing our future leaders. Jeffrey E. O'Neil Chanhassen, Minnesota...
AWARDED. LEIGH ANN HESTER, 23, sergeant in the Kentucky National Guard; the Silver Star, making her the first woman to receive the honor since World War II; for her role in deterring insurgents and saving the lives of fellow soldiers during an ambush on a convoy in Iraq last March; in Washington. Hester, who received the award along with two men from her unit, plodded through enemy fire, killing at least three in an effort that resulted in the death of 26 or 27 insurgents and the capture of several more. "We're all soldiers, and we're all equal...
...that region. Many of us who served there came back scarred and maimed, and others did not return at all. The aims of our "glorious cause" were never achieved. May fate be kinder to the class of'05. Steve Williams, u.s.m.a., 1966 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. It was my honor to attend the recent graduation from West Point of my nephew, 2nd Lieut. Chad T. Fifield. Your article captured the sacrifice those young men and women are willing to make for our country. In this age of self-gratification and materialism, it is nice to see young people who exemplify...