Word: vesting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hurt; nothing went wrong. O'Grady and the men who saved him are genuine heroes. This vest-pocket Gulf War was in every respect the exact opposite of the conflict that gave rise to it. And for one chimerical moment, the rescue pierced the frustrations of the Bosnian conflict-where clear-cut successes, decisive actions, brilliant displays of military heroism have all been in short supply. In Bosnia, on most days, there is only murk, brutality and death...
...survival kit strapped under the seat of O'Grady's F-16 contained a first-aid kit, a few flares, some radio batteries and a 9-mm pistol, among other items. In his vest, O'Grady also had an "evasion chart" -- a waterproof map with pointers on how to survive in northwestern Bosnia, including cues for edible plants such as dandelion, licorice root and nettle. His most important asset was a 28-oz. PRC-112, a survival radio, barely larger than a Walkman, that can operate for as long as seven hours on a single battery and can broadcast...
...President Charles M. Vest, who beganhim term in October, 1990--five months beforeRudenstine was named president ofHarvard--provides a more appropriate analog...
...Vest is a member of the President's Committeeof Advisers on Science and Technology...
...very important part of his strategy,"Ronald P. Suduiko '72, an assistant to MIT'spresident, says of Vest's participation on theCommittees...