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Words of Wisdom, Courage, Comfort, Honor Country Roads, Take Me Home: Army PFC Jessica Lynch of the 507th Maintenance Company that was ambushed March 23rd, was rescued from a Nasiriya hospital by Coalition Special Ops personnel in a dramatic nighttime raid. Her family in West Virginia is overjoyed, but still worried and praying for the other POWs and MIAs. "Exactly 69 Mines, Sir": The mainly Shiite town of Najaf welcomes the 101st Airborne, after Saddam's Rats are driven out of town. "Can you tell me what time Saddam is finished?": Another article on the joyous townspeople in Najaf. Lt. Colonel Collins' speech to his men: Maintaining morale among troops facing combat is one of the greatest responsibilities -- and challenges -- for military field commanders. A commentary by Ben MacIntyre in the Times of London this weekend quoted a battlefield speech given by Lt. Col. Tim Collins, a 42-year-old commander of the Royal Irish battle group. Just hours before his troops went into battle, Col. Collins said this. (http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1200660) We Few, We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers: The oft-quoted St. Crispin's Day speech from Shakespeare's Henry V. If you want the full effect of this powerful piece, rent the Kenneth Branagh version done in 1989. | ||
For Our Brave Iron Ladies & Lion Cubs: Here is a particularly poignant cartoon from this week, by David Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Daily Star. You can see more like it at www.cagle.com. | ||
Read
an obituary for Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, the first Naval officer to
die in the war. A Naval Academy graduate, a decorated pilot and a
direct descendant of two U.S. presidents, Adams was an extremely bright,
committed and light-hearted young man.
Cheers
Tony! Here's a great New York Times article about how well the
British and American forces are working together in the campaign.
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