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...areas where the surge has been concentrated, many find that their task has changed dramatically since their previous tours. Staff Sergeant Shane Plummer, 27, was an infantryman during the 2003 assault on Baghdad and was posted to the Diyala River Valley in 2005. These days, he's based at Combat Outpost Cashe, 12 miles (20 km) southeast of Baghdad, where he focuses more on building relationships with Iraqis than on fighting them. With each tour, he says, "the mission has changed more toward making friends than finding...
...last few months was all fast-tracking since Harvard needed that building,” said Ray Mellone, who chairs the mayor-appointed task force of Allston residents. “But now that we have time to think about the new phase, we have the opportunity to shape the community...
...some Task Force members said that discussions about the science complex have left them with reservations about the future of the partnership between Harvard and their neighborhood...
...look at the previous year, I see it as one of the most difficult things I ever went through,” said Task Force Member Bruce Houghton. “In just meeting BRA’s structural requirements, 98 percent revolved around [those] needs or Harvard’s need to meet deadlines...
...Task Force member John Cusack said that residents should view the decades-long partnership with the University as an opportunity to revitalize the neighborhood...