Word: uniform
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...human capacity for good. For amidst the countless acts of cruelty that took place here, we know that there were many acts of courage and kindness, as well. The Jews who insisted on fasting on Yom Kippur. The camp cook who hid potatoes in the lining of his prison uniform and distributed them to his fellow inmates, risking his own life to help save theirs. The prisoners who organized a special effort to protect the children here, sheltering them from work and giving them extra food. They set up secret classrooms, some of the inmates, and taught history and math...
...Harvard ROTC class of 121 students. He encouraged both Harvard and Congress to seek a compromise on the issue. “I hope the current issues of military matters at Harvard will be resolved and there will be a close connection between Harvard and those in uniform,” Whitt said. —Staff writer Lauren D. Kiel can be reached at lkiel@fas.harvard.edu...
...more than 30 years of public service - at the local, state and national level - John has proven himself a dedicated representative of the people of northern New York. But it is his service over the past 16 years in Congress - as a champion of our men and women in uniform - that uniquely qualifies him to help lead America's Army." - President Obama, announcing McHugh's appointment on June...
...John, a close friend for many years, cares deeply about men and women in uniform. He will be a superb civilian steward of the U.S. Army." - Senator Saxby Chambliss (Army Times, June...
...matters that involve the welfare of the men and women in uniform of this country, we're not going to engage in partisanship. We're not going to engage in grandstanding that really comes with domestic-policy debate in recent times." - Addressing the Council on Foreign Relations...