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Aureliano De La Torre didn't want his son Jesse to join the Marines. "It was his own idea," Aureliano says. "I didn't agree, but there was nothing I could do." As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan unfolded, Jesse grew determined to get involved as he mulled his future and the state of the world from his hometown of Aurora, Ill. He told his father that someone had to do something to stop al-Qaeda. Jesse was a gifted saxophone player, but he didn't want to spend his life playing in nightclubs...
...Woods has remained unspoiled and is an articulate hands-on leader of the foundation that bears his name. His late father was prescient when he said Woods' contribution to society will extend way beyond what he accomplishes on the golf course-as exciting as that may be. Lee de la Fuente, New York City...
...enlisted in order to support his new family in California. Aaron Genevie, from southwest Pennsylvania, said his mom was his greatest inspiration. Daniel Scherry of Rocky River, Ohio, always wanted to be a Marine. Illinois native Lucas Starcevich helped outfit his platoon when equipment ran short. Jesse De La Torre was a jazz-playing Bible student from Illinois. They had some things in common: several were in Iraq for their second tour of duty. One begged Army doctors just to let him in the first time...
...next song goes to Lindsay Lohan,” said Jason Hammel, Mates of State (MOS) drummer, and La Lohan uber-fan. Not a dedication one would expect from indie-pop royalty, but MOS is no conventional band...
...local time, when Nicolas Sarkozy was declared the next President de la Republique, there was a unanimous explosion of joy inside the Alliance Fran?aise. Chanting and dancing, these talented and ambitious young expatriates were celebrating the triumph of the principles of hard work, individuality and merit in a country whose dysfunctional economy had forced them to choose a voluntary exile in order to pursue their career potential. To them, including myself, Sarkozy represents the hope that one day, they will be able to chase their entrepreneurial dreams in the land of their birth...