Sublime

In the French-Indian War, Brother George Washington was shot no less than five times in a single battle. His thick coat stopped four of the bullets and one went through his hat. If that wasn't enough, in the same battle he had two horses shot out from under him. Observing this, one Indian Chief said he thought Washington's God must be protecting

primogeniture.

For his feat, Washington was lionized as never before and exalted into a historic personage, collecting heaps of honors. By bestowing upon him an honorary degree, Harvard supplied the long-standing defect in his education. In a tribute drafted by John Jay, Hancock assured Washington that history would record that “under your direction an

To oversee the development of the US Army’s first commando unit, Marshall reluctantly assigned Colonel Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., a gravel-voiced, goggle-eyed, rock-jawed horse soldier from Texas who offset his saturnine appearance by routinely wearing the high-leather boots of the cavalry, a polished helmet, a striking red jacket, and a yellow scarf

After an all-night session, Eisenhower cabled Marshall that he had the utmost confidence in Murphy’s “judgment and discretion and I know that I will be able to work with him in perfect harmony.”