Word: veteran
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before anyone had said so officially, without needing someone to spell it out, the U.S. people had realized that this was going to be a long pull and a tough one. Said one veteran: "At first, all of us were sort of kidding about it, saying 'Well, are you ready to go?' Now the kidding has stopped." Last week, looking at the news pictures as the First Marine Division embarked at San Diego, every veteran was wondering: How soon will they want...
...election eve in Louisiana, it seemed all wrong. "I've never seen another campaign this quiet," said Veteran Watcher John Gentilich, who runs the Marble Hall Bar & Restaurant across from New Orleans' city hall. As Uncle Earl had said, Russell was better educated and respected the other man's opinion. Maybe that was what took...
...Juneau's flag bridge, Admiral Higgins was wrapped snugly in a wool-lined sea jacket. A veteran destroyer man whose steel blue eyes are set deeply in a reddish tan face with a hard strong jaw, he commands four U.S. warships...
...people realize the expertness required of gunners firing over open sights [i.e., at point-blank range] against oncoming tanks and with a gun which is not designed for antitank work. The shot is not so easy as it sounds; only veteran gunners will remain calm enough to make the shot count, and even they have to have a bit of luck...
...bear such symbolic names as Giraffe, Dragon, Unicorn and Wave), partisan passions begin to rise well before race day. This year Unicorn hired away (for a rumored 900,000 lire) the Giraffe's jockey, a movie stunt rider and a two-time winner named Pietrino. Pietrino, a Polio veteran much in demand, had been known to change colors before...