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...early hours of August 2, 1943, the American patrol torpedo boat PT 109, skippered by John F. Kennedy, was running slowly on one engine - to avoid detection - in the Blackett Strait, off Kolombangara Island. Its mission, like that of other PT boats, was to harass a fast-moving convoy of Japanese supply ships. On a moonless night, with little warning, Kennedy's 25-m wooden boat was rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. PT 109 burst into flames, two men were killed, and the 11 surviving crew members had to abandon the boat. Four hours later, after swimming almost...
...Good Shepherd's Tale "How The Shepherd Saved The Seal," about the rescue of a wounded U.S. Navy seal on a commando mission in Afghanistan [July 18], was an excellent story. It's good to know that an Afghan shepherd in the rugged mountains was free to take the moral high road and provide safety to a U.S. serviceman in his country. Roger B. Stern Detroit...
...York lawyer who has worked with Harper on several occasions suggested that he had been strongly influenced by one of his mentors, Cyrus R. Vance, who resigned as Secretary of State in 1980 after President Carter ordered a hostage rescue mission in Iran over Vance’s objections...
...times and the filler has always been a part of them. In 1995, the shuttle Columbia returned with a protruding piece. On other shuttles, it?s likely some filler worked free but burned away during reentry. The fact that the underside of Discovery was photographed so carefully on this mission to look for chipped tiles is the only reason the filler problem turned up this time...
...could diminish our American spirit, nor should the world fail to recognize that we too have grace and dignity under pressure. Andrea Pines New York City A Good Shepherd's Tale "How the shepherd saved the seal," about the rescue of a wounded U.S. Navy seal on a commando mission in Afghanistan [July 18], was an excellent story. It's good to know that an Afghan shepherd in the rugged mountains was free to take the moral high road and provide safety to a U.S. serviceman in his country. Roger B. Stern Detroit