Word: intrepid
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Bearded, intrepid West Pointer Hood led his troops in the grand manner-and suffered the consequences. At Gettysburg he was wounded in the arm; at Chickamauga he lost his right leg. In the heat of battle, "he was transformed from a shy, awkward young general perplexed by the minutiae of paper work, tactical details and camp routine into a fearless and almost terrible leader who inspired his men, to heroic feats." Unfortunately for the Southern cause, Confederate President Jefferson Davis mistook bravery for generalship, put the crippled Hood in command of the Army of Tennessee in the midst...
...TIME'S Aug. 7 intrepid angler who caught "both fish & foul" [he claimed that a fish grabbed one hook and a bat the other...
...fisherman in Port Arthur, Ont. claimed a double strike on his two-hook line. A fish grabbed one hook, a bat gobbled the other. The intrepid angler landed both fish & foul...