Gen. Sani Abacha Dies; Nigerian Ruler Since '93

The Washington Post;  June 9, 1998 ;     627 words ...Gen. Sani Abacha, 54, the reclusive Nigerian who drew worldwide...attack. For a man who spent years on the world political stage, Gen. Abacha died a remarkable unknown, even in his own country...by the standards of Nigeria's long history of army rulers, Gen. Abacha was notable for a tough, silent exterior ...

Gen. Ridgway: Mission Impossible

The Washington Post;  July 31, 1993 ;     530 words ...The Post's excellent obituary of Gen. Matthew Ridgway {July 27} omitted mention...World War II but never carried out. British Gen. Harold Alexander, commander of 15th Army...called for the 82nd Airborne Division, under Gen. Ridgway's command, to seize the Rome airfields...

Will your EPC Gen 2 system be up to standard?(FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY: RFID)

Wireless Design & Development;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The EPCglobal Generation 2 (Gen 2) RFID standard creates a foundation on which to build interoperable...significant disparities in performance and capability among Gen 2 compliant products. The Gen 2 standard specifies basic RFID communications performance...

Generation Y: free not frivolous: educated, hard working, child free,...

Australian Banking & Finance;  January 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Gen Y wants the freedom to do what they want, buy what they want, but this is tempered by a fear of...corporate marketing at St George. According to last year's AMP: NATSEM Income and Wealth Report on Gen Y, debt is an issue with households headed by a Gen Y-er, as they owe about $60 billion in total. 55 ...

Details of Gen. Wesley Clark's campaign plans stills to come.

The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  September 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Jackson LITTLE ROCK, Ark. _ Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark finally made it official that...battle plan remains a work in progress. Gen. Clark, 58, said he would soon unveil economic...national defense, and supporters believe Gen. Clark can close that gap. (EDITORS: BEGIN...

Details of Gen. Wesley Clark's campaign plans stills to come.(The Dallas...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Jackson LITTLE ROCK, Ark. _ Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark finally made it official that...battle plan remains a work in progress. Gen. Clark, 58, said he would soon unveil economic...national defense, and supporters believe Gen. Clark can close that gap. (EDITORS: BEGIN...

Gen. Maxwell Taylor, WWII hero, dies at 85

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 21, 1987 ;     507 words ...WASHINGTON Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, former chairman of the...Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger said Gen. Taylor was "one of the great military men...Landing in darkness in a French cow pasture, Gen. Taylor could not find any of his widely scattered...

Gen. Van Tien Dung Dies; Captured Saigon in 1975

The Washington Post;  March 20, 2002 ;     626 words ...Gen. Van Tien Dung, 84, the North Vietnamese army commander of...hypertension. Official Vietnam Television (VTV), in reporting Gen. Dung's death, described him as one of Vietnam's "talented...glorious moments in our history -- the Great Spring Victory." Gen. Dung, who was officially appointed army commander ...

Not 'a Good-News Story'; Why is Gen. Kiley back in charge at Walter Reed?

The Washington Post;  March 2, 2007 ;     385 words ...YESTERDAY THE Post reported that Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley heard years ago from a veterans...yesterday, the Army announced that Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman, the head of Walter...His temporary replacement? None other than Gen. Kiley. Here's where the story stops making...

Gen. Sani Abacha: A Good Soldier

Washington Informer;  June 17, 1998 ;     664 words ...Washington Informer 06-17-1998 Gen. Sani Abacha: A Good Soldier Muhammad At Large By Askia Muhammad Gen. Sani Abacha's untimely death in Nigeria leaves...stabilizing force. In these times of trouble, Gen. Abacha stood in the breech, and worked tirelessly...

GEN Launches 'Start Smart' -- Destined to Revolutionize the Internet...

PR Newswire;  September 16, 1996 ;     451 words ...TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- GEN -- the Global Entrepreneurs Network is launching...Solution priced at $49/year. Start Smart is GEN's new entry-level membership that allows...address@yourname.com -- POP email account on GEN: userid@ix.gen.com -- Complete WWW based...

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, 98, Renowned Hero of 2 Wars

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 27, 1993 ;     522 words ...Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, 98, who galvanized a "beaten" army in...died Monday in his sleep at his suburban Pittsburgh home. Gen. Ridgway died of heart failure in Fox Chapel, Pa., according...also led his paratroopers in the D-Day landing in Normandy. Gen. Ridgway was named commander of the U.S. Eighth Army ...

Gen. Walter T. Kerwin, 1917-2008

Army;  September 1, 2008 ;     610 words ...Gen. Walter T. (Dutch) Kerwin Jr., a former Army Vice Chief of...1984, died of respiratory failure in July in Alexandria, Va. Gen. Kerwin, an architect of the allvolunteer Army, is also hailed...active Army in effecting defense policy and preparing for war. "Gen. Dutch Kerwin was a soldier with unique and ...

Gen. Albert Wedemeyer, WWII Strategist, Dies

The Washington Post;  December 20, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, 92, who formulated the grand strategy...Retirement Center at Fort Belvoir. He had Alzheimer's disease. Gen. Wedemeyer's career took him into the highest and most rarefied...coveted in the Army-brought him to the attention of such men as Gen. George C. Marshall, the wartime Army ...

MAJ. GEN. RADIN TAKES COMMAND OF ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 31, 2007 ;     637 words ......issued the following news release: Maj. Gen. Robert M. Radin took command of the U.S...Photo by U.S. Army Materiel Command Maj. Gen. Robert M. Radin took command of the U.S...Memorial Field, Arsenal Island, Ill. Maj. Gen. Radin succeeds Maj. Gen. Jerome Johnson...