Word: monsoor
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...Show me a hero," F. Scott Fitzgerald dared us, "and I will write you a tragedy." For Navy seal Michael Monsoor, heroism and tragedy arrived together, when the grenade thrown onto the Ramadi rooftop he patrolled bounced off his chest; he could escape--and let it kill his two comrades--or throw himself on top of it and trade his life for theirs...
...Harvard XI lost to Haverford in cricket Saturday, 75 runs to 54. The Crimson was plagued by bad luck, as opening batsmen Barry Eastment and Monsoor Wharton-Ali went for six and nine runs, respectively...
...proceeded on a mission without orders." A rotund, familiar figure with a cigar was also on hand at Biggin Hill. Sir Winston Churchill, 79, who had driven seven miles from his country house at Chartwell, addressed his visitor, with his usual disregard for any language but English, as "Monsoor Mends Fra-a-ance." Then the old British bulldog and the spry little Frenchman drove off in Churchill's limousine to dis cuss the fate of Europe...