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...like aerial drones, ground sensors and blimps with closed-circuit cameras, allowing each small outpost to watch over many city blocks. He also worked with the Iraqi forces to bring National Police and Iraqi army soldiers into Baghdad from all over the country. Displaying political dexterity, he persuaded a nervous Iraqi government to sign on to the Sons of Iraq program, which turned thousands of insurgents into neighborhood-watch groups. If Petraeus gets credit for ushering in the surge, it was Odierno who "made it work," says Lieut. General Nasier Abadi, deputy chief of staff of the Iraqi joint forces...
...really wanted to do it, but I was kind of nervous,” Ehrlich says. “The whole blog thing is kind of unnatural in the football realm, because it takes on some semblance of individual importance, which is really looked down on in this team-first thing. I kind of sat on it for a while, and then after a couple of weeks…I said...
...recruited as an offensive/defensive lineman, and the first day I came in to Harvard, I had an offensive jersey in my locker,” Ehrlich recalls. “I was so nervous that they were going to move me to O-line, I just started going to the defensive line meetings, and I kept going to the meetings, I was hurt, I wasn’t playing, and I figured that if I just laid low and kept staying to the defensive line meetings I’d be alright...
...ended up gaining about 30 pounds freshman year, and there was definitely tension,” Ehrlich says. “I was nervous they were going to ship me over to O, but I’m glad I stayed...
...Hoyle said. “The team was great. They helped me the whole game.” The New York, Ontario native’s resolve and prowess withstood a powerful St. Lawrence offense, which had yet to be shutout this season. Although he admits that he was nervous, Hoyle stayed calm and collected when the team faced the two-man deficit with the one goal lead on the line. “I was just taking it each play at a time,” the rookie said. “Things worked out.” Hoyle...