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...week on a satellite phone, and Schermerhorn tape-records 90-minute soliloquies for her when he is on guard duty. But he doesn't tell her everything. "I have to be cautious to preserve her sanity," he says. "If she knew what we did every day, she couldn't sleep at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portrait Of A Platoon | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

With Colgan at the helm, the platoon's morale soared. Even in 130° heat, the Tomb Raiders sometimes ran patrols five times a day on four hours' sleep. No one minded. "The first five months just flew by," says Whiteside. Colgan's disarming style seemed to soften the hearts of the people of Adhamiya. "There are very few people who can break into your house, arrest your husband and then by the time he leaves, have everyone waving and smiling. It takes a special person," says Whiteside. "We all thought, This cat is invincible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Portrait Of A Platoon | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

...been a role model to his youngest half sibling, Victor Jr., 21, a bank teller. Twice, Cesar has been on the phone with Victor Jr. when shots and explosions could be heard in the background, and Cesar hung up in a got-to-go hurry. "Then I can't sleep," says Victor Jr. To cope with his worries, he bangs on his drum set in the basement or goes target shooting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When The Family Glue Is Gone | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

...other hand, told Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, "I'm nearly dead. I have to talk to the PM all night, and he gets bright ideas in the middle of the night and comes pattering down the hall to my bedroom in his bare feet. I have to get my sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Great Men | 12/22/2003 | See Source »

...Bush, I've tried to be fair-minded. But the emotion he evokes in me is fear. He has taken this country down a very dangerous path, and I'm scared to death of what is going to happen next. Sometimes I feel as if I've gone to sleep and awakened in George Orwell's 1984. Sandra Williams Colonie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 22, 2003 | 12/22/2003 | See Source »

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