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...most nauseating idea was summed up by one mother of a local trooper: “You’re telling these girls to raise their fingers up to pledge to honor God and country, and yet you’re handing out materials saying homosexuality is OK.” As she read this, Dartboard sighed. This time, there’s no fighting her state’s deserved reputation. Dartboard can only hang her head in shame...
...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. I understood what our troops face every day. As I read the article, I wanted to protect and praise each trooper. Thank you for this honest and valuable coverage. Tamara M. Anthony Shrewsbury...
...Bank village of Masha. Naamati was hit by live ammunition after he clipped a piece of razor wire. "You shouldn't have done that," Yaalon said quietly. "I know," Naamati replied, shrugging, "but it's not a capital offense." That depends. The shooting of Naamati by a Golani Brigade trooper sparked a debate among Israelis about the rules that apply when their soldiers open fire with potentially lethal force - particularly along the controversial new route of the security fence - and when Israeli protesters might be the target. Under the army's rules of engagement, incongruously code-named Purple Lilac, issued...
Massachusetts state trooper Todd McGhee moved through Terminal B at Boston's Logan International Airport last week and locked his gaze on a scruffy young man with no suitcase leaning against a window. As the powerfully built 6-ft. 3-in. officer approached, wearing his Sig Sauer handgun and a peaked hat, the man began to move in the other direction. "Are you flying today, sir?" said McGhee. It took him less than a minute of questioning to confirm that this was just a kid waiting to pick up a family friend...
...chapter from tomorrow's history books walking right in front of us. It isn't just the unique resume that demands respect; it's also the presence and the personality--the unforced authenticity and effortless sense of command while he refers to himself as just "an old Army trooper"--that stills and fills a room. Ordinary Americans know that. "There's nobody better to represent us," said Sanford Licht, 72, in Sherman Oaks, Calif. "A military guy, a minority guy. He epitomizes what goes on in America." And Powell's colleagues are every bit as aware of his star wattage...