Word: soldierly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...kingdom of cyberspace, youth still rules, of course. But there is an invasion under way, led by the likes of Sara Trabish. This unlikely foot soldier is an 82-year-old great-grandmother who keeps her family connected with e-mail. A grandson in Maryland sends her dirty jokes. Her great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, both 13, love being on her online network and have gotten to know her better. "I feel good about building ties with a younger generation," Trabish says...
Hale's career began with great promise, both as a soldier and as a seducer. "Intelligence, ambition, and a huge capacity for consuming alcoholic beverages, coupled with an ability to handle members of the opposite sex, have combined to make Dave one of the most respected cadets in the corps," was the assessment of West Point's 1967 yearbook, The Howitzer. He earned a Purple Heart and a Silver Star in Vietnam, and was regarded as a good and affable officer. An avid hunter, Hale insisted that his troops--and their spouses--call him Dave, even when he was wearing...
...about the same time, the National Park Service plays host at its own commemorative events at the Gettysburg National Military Park. There are ranger-guided anniversary walks and demonstrations by living-history groups. Don't miss the one-hour "Life of the Common Soldier" program, which allows kids to enlist, march, drill and even receive an honorable discharge. The program is offered daily at 11, but register early--between 10 and 10:30--at the Cyclorama Center. (These five days are expected to be very crowded, so make your hotel reservations early...
Choan See was just 12 years old when he became a Khmer Rouge soldier in 1983. See was proud "to kill Vietnamese" in the war to end the occupation of his country, but after Hanoi finally withdrew its troops in 1989, he longed for an end to the fighting. His wife and three children, however, were kept as virtual hostages in the Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng, close to the Thai border, and he had little choice but to stay with the guerrilla army in its fight against the Phnom Penh government. "Life was very hard," See says...
...really his mother. Now that he's 53, other members of his family have popped up. The Canadian papers have unearthed TED RICH, once an up-and-coming Vancouver guitarist, now a heroin addict living in a flophouse. He and Clapton were both fathered by Edward Fryer, a Canadian soldier who met Clapton's mother in Britain during the war. Rich also has a sister, living in Florida. Rich says he would like to meet his half brother, but not until he is off the horse. "I've got three songs I've written that I'd like to send...