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...platoon across once perilous terrain, Lieutenant Colonel William Zemp was quick to praise Iraqi troops. Less than six months ago, this farming village near the town of Mahmudiya - about 50 miles south of Baghdad - was prime al-Qaeda territory, and a target for numerous raids. On this day, however, small groups of children poked their heads out of doorways to wave; an army medic checked an old woman in a wheelchair; and two families invited the troops to lunch. None of this would have been possible, Zemp said, without the efforts of the newly strengthened Iraqi Army...
...think our top three will stack up against anyone,” Eadington said. “I think we’re the best rotation in the Ivies this season.”Of course, pitching alone won’t carry the Crimson through the season. A platoon of returning position players, along with some newcomers, will anchor the Harvard squad offensively and defensively, filling the void left by departed stars such as Steffan Wilson—now a pro in Milwaukee Brewers system and a major middle of the lineup presence last year.Captain Matt Vance looks...
...Wichita State is an indication, Jenkins’ equal-opportunity assessment is accurate. Jenkins, Meehan, and Rogers started one game apiece at second (all of them hit safely), while O’Hara got a couple of looks at designated hitter. Even if he ends up settling into a platoon or utility role, Jenkins has the confidence of a full-timer.“I feel like I’ve always been ready for that role,” he says. “I’m definitely ready to step up and play when called...
...first impressions of Baghdad Everything kind of became very day-to-day very quickly. When I was a platoon leader, I lived in a converted meat-packing plant, [and] we were able to go out and meet the people. It's not like it looks like on television - even just the diversity of the area. Where I was living, even though it was in Baghdad, it is actually very, very rural. We had to move our strykers to let herds of sheep go by. Then you go maybe 15 kilometers, or even 5 kilometers to the west...
...patrolling Baghdad's streets When I was a platoon leader, we had to maintain continuous patrols so I would be out from 3 in the morning until 11 in the morning, or I'd be out from 10 at night until 6 in the morning - just ridiculously odd hours that would change every day almost. So it became really weird - not to sleep or eat really...