Word: medals
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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These incidents are not taken from the script of the next John Wayne movie or from the citations of Medal of Honor winners. They are simply the everyday stuff of battle in Viet Nam, where, according to a new study, unsung and unrecognized physical heroism is routine. In combat, the American serviceman turns out to be just as remarkable as he appears on film...
What else could be expected when the President throws a party in the White House for one of the greatest figures of American jazz, Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington? Presenting Ellington with the Medal of Freedom on his 70th birthday-the first such award in the new Administration-Nixon said: "In the royalty of American music, no man swings more or stands higher than the Duke." The Duke responded by bussing the startled President twice on each cheek...
Captain Bruce LoPucki, who had not lost a match this year, has the Crimson's best chances of finishing in one of the top positions. His Greater Bostons medal play was not as good as it could have been but LoPucki Smells a possible All-America nomination and he needs to finish near the top if he wants a chance...
...Greater Boston Intercollegiate Championship is medal play competition. Unlike match play, where individuals compete against similarly seeded players on the other teams, notably Bill Crawley from B.C., who might speak into the top five spots...
Yank Heisler, playing in the number two position, has a good chance of surprising both Tibbetts and LoPucki. Heisler, who placed forth in the Greater Bostons last year, is one of the best medal players on the team...