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...Dick?s stories were not filmed in his lifetime, which ended all too soon, at 53, in 1982. Since then the cult science-fiction writer has became famous, widely-read and much imitated on the big screen. Lawrence Sutin?s terrific biography paints a full-figure portrait of the demonized genius. Even if you?re not a Philaddickt, the book is a swell read. (The Dick column provoked an aggrieved e-mail, which I?ll get to later...
...Platoon's Story "Portrait of a Platoon" was a thought-provoking article about the U.S. Army in Iraq [Dec. 29-Jan. 5]. Members of the 1st Armored Division's Survey Platoon, nicknamed the Tomb Raiders, felt like my family after I read TIME's profiles of them. They are the best and brightest. Every American should be proud of them. The account of how TIME journalists Michael Weisskopf and James Nachtwey were injured after Weisskopf grabbed a grenade thrown into their humvee, saving the lives of several soldiers, gave sharp insight into what is really going on in Iraq...
...dispassionate reading of your portrait of Tomb Raider platoon leader Second Lieut. Benjamin Colgan, who was killed while on patrol, left me wanting to salute the memory of people like this brave soldier. He represents those stationed on all the battlefields of contemporary history who are defending liberty. Colgan's life and sacrifice offer a testament to courage and patriotism. Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh Frankfurt...
...Portrait of G.I.s At the end of World War II, TIME did a cover story on Pulitzer-prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin and the fellow soldiers he depicted for American military newspapers [June 18, 1945]. Private Mauldin's famous drawings showed folks at home what it was like to be in the trenches. Some of the descriptions applied to Mauldin's 45th Infantry Division soldiers, Willie and Joe, would also fit the experiences of the American service members chosen as TIME's 2003 Person of the Year...
Home on the Range An intimate portrait of the President on his ranch...