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General Douglas MacArthur—hoping to drive a hole in Japan’s southeastern flank—landed his forces at Leyte Island in the Philippines on Oct. 20, 1944, a date which he declared “A-Day” (Dwight Eisenhower had already laid claim to the “D”). The A-Day invaders overran Japan’s first line of defenses in less than 24 hours. But then the Japanese moved the fight to the ocean—and there Thomas’ naval narrative sets sail...
...celebration of the migratory tradition, and of the cycle of life modern society seems to have forgotten. Resplendent brides, angry fathers, jealous rivals and belly dancers race around the circular arena on their beautiful steeds, as dueling bands - strings from Transylvania and brass from Moldavia - drive the whole spectacle toward climax...
...drive to increase Harvard’s own offerings originated largely from the upper ranks of the University administration...
...year ten years ago, Phillips Brooks House (PBH) modestly collected toys for five child service agencies. Today it’s targeting twice as many agencies—aspiring to collect more than 1,000 toys for needy children in the Cambridge and Boston area. After a two-week drive to collect gift items ranging from stuffed animals to DVD players, the PBH Holiday Gift Drive will wrap up tomorrow. The gift drive is been an opportunity for Harvard’s employees to give to the community, said Zandra Kambysellis, the PBH department administrator in charge of the initiative...
...troops gather in darkness outside the doors in formation for what they call a "heroes' ceremony." The dead, wrapped in black body bags, are carried from the morgue, past rows of troops standing at attention, and loaded into ambulances. The troops then follow the ambulances in silence as they drive slowly to a nearby helicopter pad. There the bodies are placed onto lumbering Chinook helipcopters and begin a long journey from Ramadi to the places where they may finally rest...