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...Eliot: Timur Akazhanov, Deema B. Arafah, Sarah L. Bishop, Bryan D. Choi, Patrick S. Dinneen, Fuad Faridi, Anna E. Harkey, Zhe Lu, Kimberley S. Mak, Arik Motskin, Joseph R. Oliveri, Katherine E. Talcott
...Star Wars Episode III: Return of the Sith. To one side of the steps was perched a full orchestra in evening dress. As writer-director George Lucas and many of his stars came into view, the orchestra struck up the first martial notes of John Williams' theme. "Georges Lu-cah!" a French voice fanfared over the loud-speaker system, and the crowd cheered. The spectacle was as majestic and fun as the celebration of the Jedi's triumph over the Death Star in the final scene of the first Star Wars, such a long time...
...When Victor Lu joined the Marines in the wake of 9/11, the Vietnam War, as far as he was concerned, was ancient history. If it ever entered his thoughts?as he worked out in order to lose enough weight to qualify as a Marine?no one in his family is aware of it. Friends say he was a highly motivated young man, keen to serve his country. His parents rarely talked about their own history at home, and it seemed of little concern to Victor...
...Xuong Lu made sure, though, that his children embraced their Indochinese heritage. Victor did so with particular verve. He eagerly took up martial arts?winning a black belt in kung fu by the time he was 17?and delighted his father by participating in Chinese lion dances at local festivals in Los Angeles. As a teenager he'd got a Chinese warrior's tattoo on his left arm. A close grade-school friend, Arturo Fematt Jr., recalls that Victor tried to persuade him to get one, too. "I used to joke with him: 'Oh, man, you know...
...country took them in and let them be in the wake of the war. An estimated 200 Vietnamese-American military personnel have served in Iraq to date. When Victor decided to enlist in 2001, his parents and his family supported his choice without hesitation. In early June 2003, Victor Lu headed for his first tour in Iraq...