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Chances are good that more Americans have heard of Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp than Cpl. Zebulon "Zeb" Webberley. Both are serving in Iraq. -snip- Whether his accounts are true -- or a little bit true -- or not has been a subject of debate, primarily among journalists and the U.S. Army. TNR stands by Beauchamp's claims; the Army says the writer-soldier's accounts are false. -snip- First, a few words from Webberley: "Sir, I will die for this post. I have told all of my Marines that no matter what happens out here, we will hold this position at all costs."...

January 26, 2007, 7:00 a.m. Webb vs. Facts Virginia’s new senator should look at military retention numbers. By W. Thomas Smith Jr. In his rebuttal to President Bush’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Sen. Jim Webb (D., VA) stated, “The majority of the nation no longer supports the way this war is being fought; nor does the majority of our military.” Where the Virginia senator got his definitive military majority is anybody’s guess. But I would suppose it is from the recent poll conducted by Military Times, which shows a somewhat higher than marginal disapproval of the way...

"Isolated, behind enemy lines or far out in front of advancing friendly armies, a combat controller might be tasked with coordinating an air strike on an enemy air-defense position. Equipped with special range-finding binoculars, a palm-top computer, a GPS (global positioning system) receiver, and a rifle, the airmen can clandestinely spot the target, direct an attacking pilot to it, and then leap on a motorcycle and race toward another target where he will repeat the process."

Posted on Mon, Aug. 02, 2004 Ex-Marine sends his latest book to Iraq By BERTRAM RANTIN News Columnist With his own words, W. Thomas Smith Jr. said thanks, one chapter at a time. The former Marine knows all too well the isolation many of the nation’s military men and women experience while serving their country overseas. So the Columbia author recently mailed a very personal care package — his third book, “The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to American Airborne Forces” — to some Marines stationed in Iraq. “Being a former Marine, I know that nothing is more important than mail...