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Author and Parade Columnist James Brady Dies at 80
Associated Press ^
| January 28, 2009
| POLLY ANDERSON
Posted on 01/28/2009 7:16:07 PM PST by My hearts in London - Everett
James Brady, the Parade magazine celebrity columnist whose wide-ranging career also included novels, a memoir on his Korean War service and a stint as publisher of the fashion bible Women's Wear Daily, has died at 80.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: columnist; jamesbrady; parade
Didn't find this posted yet. Thought it was noteworthy.
To: My hearts in London - Everett
He followed it up with a 2000 novel, "The Marines of Autumn," and his 2005 "The Scariest Place in the World: A Marine Returns to North Korea." He had gone back in 2003 for Parade magazine, and in the book he shared his experiences and emotions on seeing the place 50 years after the war ended in a stalemate. In "The Scariest Place," he wrote that none of the many later events of his life "matched the intensity, the gravitas and sheer excitement" of combat as leader of a rifle platoon.
RIP
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posted on
01/28/2009 7:19:47 PM PST
by
xJones
To: My hearts in London - Everett
In "The Scariest Place," he wrote that none of the many later events of his life "matched the intensity, the gravitas and sheer excitement" of combat as leader of a rifle platoon.
He had that right - his greatest acts came early.
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
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posted on
01/28/2009 7:21:35 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
I heard this reported on the news tonight. When they said he had had a column in Parade magazine, I knew I had probably read some of his stuff at some point. I really didn’t know anything about the man. Was he totally liberal in his viewpoint despite being a veteran?
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posted on
01/28/2009 7:32:47 PM PST
by
My hearts in London - Everett
(Remember the 3 Rs: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.)
To: My hearts in London - Everett
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posted on
01/28/2009 7:45:41 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: xJones
Boy, I didn’t know his history, nor his age...have always seen his columns in Parade since I was yah-high to a grass hopper! 8^)
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posted on
01/28/2009 7:56:00 PM PST
by
BigSkyVic
To: My hearts in London - Everett
Semper Fi, Marine.
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posted on
01/28/2009 8:35:51 PM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: xJones
I read
The Marines of Autumn last year.
Excellent book. Those poor bastards - on both sides.
Semper Fi, guys. The Marines showed what they're made of, as usual.
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posted on
01/28/2009 10:02:02 PM PST
by
an amused spectator
(Citizen Kenyan: Commander in The Effort Against Culturally-Influenced Misbehavior.)
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