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...leader accepted the honor of detonating the explosives ringing Saddam's statue. With a thunderous blast Najaf's most visible symbol of Saddam's regime toppled in a heap of twisted metal. People ran from the side streets cheering and climbing over the wreckage, enjoying the giddiness of the moment. One Iraqi approached Brigadier General Benjamin Freakley, assistant commander of the 101st Airborne. "Kill Saddam," he said, and spat on the ground. Then he added, "Now we can have satellite...
...hero; in San Antonio, Texas. As a U.S. Army sergeant whose company had been wiped out in France, Adams single-handedly charged forward to kill nine Germans, eliminate three machine guns and reopen a severed supply line to an isolated American battalion--for which he won the Medal of Honor. Later, as a benefits counselor for the Veterans Administration, he never mentioned that he had been in combat...
...There are some tremendous athletes that have gone through Michigan softball, and to be considered one of them is just a tremendous honor,” Allard humbly admits...
...Pulitzer punctuates what has already proven a triumphant year for the composer. April marks a month-long celebration at the Lincoln Center in honor of his works, including his 1991 opera, The Death of Klinghoffer, which will be made into a movie for the BBC this month...
...hospital, building his SAT vocabulary or working part-time at the local fast food joint, he’s pulling scams, dealing drugs and ruling a suburban community with his gang. Think of them—Ben and his buddies Virgil, Daric and Han—as the Honor Roll Mafia, overachievers at everything good...