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Jul
27
2007
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Private Beauchamp as Private Zab |
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Written by JD Johannes
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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Army Private Scott Thomas Beauchamp is a walking talking cliche--the intelligent, educated, artistic grunt who is or wants to be a writer.
In the movie the Big Red One, Private Zab, an author, is thrust into WWII with the Army's 1st Infantry Division.
Beauchamp is Zab, which is actually to say Samuel Fuller--all the way down to the same infantry division.
Thanks to modern technology and possibly a well positioned female acquintance, Beauchamp was able to live out his meta theme without waiting until his deployment or the war was over.
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Jul
26
2007
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Media Guidelines |
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Written by JD Johannes
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Thursday, 26 July 2007 |
My favorite media guidelines were issued by Gen. Mark Gurganus and a Captain whose name I cannot remember.
General Gurganus tells his Marines to talk with the media about what they know. If you're a fire-team leader, talk about what you do as fire-team leader. If you're an AmTracker, talk about what you do as an AmTracker.
Gurganus continued explaining how there were questions for the Company Commander, Battalion Commander, the Colonel and the General and if the young guys get asked a question that is for the General, they should tell the reporter to ask the General.
The Captain had even better advice. It went something like this:
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Jul
25
2007
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Scott Thomas Veracity Solution |
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Written by JD Johannes
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Wednesday, 25 July 2007 |
After the NYT/TNR back and forth of the certainty of Thomas' existence. I proposed a simple solution to an ABC news reporter.
Have Thomas stand in front of something recognizable on FOB Falcon, while holding today's edition of Stars and Stripes.
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