| Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. (Pleasing and proper it is to die for one's country.) |
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Horace, Odes III, c. 23 B.C. |
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FEATURE-LENGTH ARTICLES
| Cold Hard Proof: Los Angeles Times, Mar 15, 1998 |
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| The frozen pilot behind the CIA's oldest, best-known "secret." | ||
| Hell on the Iowa: Penthouse, January 1990 |
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| Exploding gun turret on Navy ship turns men to "soup." | ||
| Deadly Duds: Associated Press, March 5, 1991 |
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| When soldiers fall prey to their own artillery. | ||
NEWS NUGGETS
| Have Pygmy, Will Eat: Associated Press, Jan 9, 2002 |
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| Congo rebels needn't go hungry with such helpful guides around. | ||
| A Final Rehearsal: Reuters, Mar 7, 1993 |
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| "Body-heat seeking" missle finds five. | ||
| Human Hailstones: The People's Almanac #2, 1978 |
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| Four German parachutists freeze to death. | ||
| Falling Askew: The Washington Post, Dec 3, 1990 |
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| US Reserve parachutist drowns in pool of manure. | ||
| Priorities: Star-Tribune (Minneapolis and St. Paul), Jan 4, 1988 |
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| South African soldiers find malaria while looking for a good tan. |