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As we see Americans who took part in one way or another in World War II begin to fade from the scene in large numbers, we start to understand the bittersweet feelings that overtook previous generations about other conflicts in our history. But there are many reasons why the term "greatest generation," now almost routinely applied to them, is not so hyperbolic. One of their crowning glories was certainly the correspondents who were so triumphantly a part of the war effort. Many of them were media superstars in their time, household names like Edward R. Murrow and William L. Shirer, but there were many thousands involved in this enterprise, and it is always good to be reminded of lesser-known characters who also risked life and limb.
BP: Definitely, that would make all the difference in the world for a number of young people. Yeah, it would make a tremendous difference, because the earlier we can teach children to read, the more productive citizens they'll be, and the fuller lives they'll live. Would it have made my life easier? I don't know. Could I have achieved more? I'd like to believe that. BP: That's a great question. I'm sure that I became fully aware of that by my 40s. That's something that became clear to me as I was working on the book. It took so many'people investing in me for me to do the things I've been able to achieve. And I'm very mindful of the few gifts that I've been given and of the value in sharing them with others. When I think about my journey, learning to read was certainly huge. Learning no...
By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich Register Correspondent jean.sos@snet.net SEYMOUR -- Hannah Saffo, 16, loves to wear flip-flops, seemingly like every other teenaged girl on the face of the earth.
CAIRO - For a moment, it seemed Egypt wasn't just throwing off its political shackles. Women long suffering from the scourge of sexual harassment reported Cairo's Tahrir Square, command central of the uprising, had become a safe zone free of the groping and leering common in their country. Now the attack on a senior U.S. television correspondent during the final night of the 18-day revolt has shown that the threat of violence against women in Egypt remains very real.
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