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...survivors. For combat-trained service members like Stewart, 23, the mission requires patience instead of firepower. When his crew lands to deliver plastic sheeting, which can be used for makeshift shelters, two Marines on the ground say it isn't needed. Up in the air again, Stewart spots a lone man waving. When the helicopter circles in, other villagers start smiling and blowing kisses. Stewart decides to return to the site later with food and water. "We're here to help," Stewart shouts above the earsplitting beats of the chopper's blades. "And these people need...
Pentagon officials have been watching recruitment and retention rates closely. Until this past fall, the figures were reassuring. All but one branch of the military met recruiting and retention goals for fiscal 2004, which ended Sept. 30. The lone exception was the Army National Guard, which came in at 98% strength--342,000 instead of 350,000--on that date. The shortfall was largely attributed to the Guard's missing by 5,000 its recruiting goal of 56,000 soldiers. It was the first time in a decade that the Guard fell short. But then came the even worse performance...
...lone bright spot for a Harvard squad that managed only 16 shots in the first two periods—eight of which, of course, came in the first five minutes of play...
Indeed, Grumet-Morris made the lone tally of the night stand up with a closing-minute stonewalling of the increasingly pressed Cornell offense...
Saturday’s Lone Star Duals signaled a rough weekend for the Crimson as the team lost its three dual meets with Eastern Michigan, Stanford and Cal State Fullerton by scores of 38-13, 25-10 and 29-16, respectively...