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SABILLASVILLE, Md. — On a sultry day in July 2008, Marine Sgt. David W. Budwah strode in his battle fatigues to the front of a picnic pavilion to tell three dozen young boys what he did during the war. With his clear gaze, rigid posture and muscled, tattooed arms, Budwah looked every inch the hero he…

Lord of the stranger, I am leaving home today! Soon I shall walk out that front door, through which I have come and gone these many years, but this time I shall not return today or tomorrow. My parents, and all those who have loved me there, will watch me go, and I shall turn and wave my hand to them.…

Captives protecting the captors Ernest Gordon, To End All Wars, p. 205

As men became increasingly weak and needy thye turned to religion. (pp. 54-55) Driving force for religion was fear "Fear mad for division rather than for community" (p. 56) Ernest Gordon, To End All Wars

Muslim groups reacted angrily Wednesday after it emerged that the U.S. military is using combat rifle sights inscribed with coded Biblical references. Army officials have said they will investigate whether a Michigan defense contractor violated federal procurement rules by stamping references to Bible…

Is there a God? Why believe in God - pp. 107-110 Forgiving - p. 189 Love for enemy - p. 194 Relating the Bible to life - p. 197 The way of life leads through death - p. 198 Ernest Gordon, To End All Wars

During an Army war game a commanding officer's jeep got stuck in the mud. The C.O. saw some men lounging around nearby and asked them to help him get unstuck. "Sorry sir," said one of the loafers, "but we've been classified dead and the umpire said we couldn't contribute in any way." The C.O. turned…

(AP) DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - On a chilly Easter night, two days after his son and four of his fellow soldiers were killed in Iraq, David Pautsch watched their remains arrive on a jumbo jet during a somber, half-hour ceremony. "You see these five caskets, flag-draped, it's sobering beyond belief,"…

When I was in the Navy I spent my last couple of years training sailors in various areas like maintenance, alcohol awareness, and integrity. One of the questions I used to ask the men and women in uniform was, “What do we do?” I’d get lots of answers depending upon who I was training, like “We maintain…