Word: infantrymen
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...past. The walls of Memorial Hall are lined with the names of Harvard students who were not too valuable to fight and die in the Civil War. The murals of Widener Library show a soldier transfigured as he embraces victory and death, and another mural depicts infantrymen marching off to battle. The inscription does not criticize these men for wasting their talent and education as soldiers. Rather, the walls memorialize and praise the students: “They crossed the sea crusaders keen to help the nations battling in a righteous cause...
...lawsuit; the candidates were fighting on every front because at different times during the week each found his back against the wall. Optimists in both camps still talked about how they would reach out to the other side when it was all over, like the World War I infantrymen who played soccer on Christmas Day before going back to their trenches to try to kill each other again. But neither side had any idea how to reach an armistice...
...lawsuit; the candidates were fighting on every front because at different times during the week each found his back against the wall. Optimists in both camps still talked about how they would reach out to the other side when it was all over, like the World War I infantrymen who played soccer on Christmas Day before going back to their trenches to try to kill each other again. But neither side had any idea how to reach an armistice...
...Israel's adversaries found a new way to fight. They used infantry (equipped with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and antitank guided missiles). In response, Israel put mortars on its tanks and practiced seizing the high ground in order to bring fire against enemy infantrymen...
...Israel developed new equipment, new forces and new tactics. To secure its borders, Israel deployed more heavily armored tanks and troop-carrying vehicles. Apache helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles and very long-range optics were procured. To protect itself internally, Israel issued its infantrymen plastic bullets and other riot-control gear. Special security forces were organized to help relieve the conventional Israeli units of responsibility for keeping order inside Israel. When confrontation with hostile crowds was unavoidable, Israel used restrictive rules of engagement--and snipers to respond to armed opponents--in an effort to minimize losses and avoid dramatic scenes that...