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If I've vividly laid out the narrative, the reader will come to his own conclusions. Rick Atkinson conclusionhavelay Change image and share on social
I was with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, really in the middle of nowhere, about 80 miles south of Baghdad. And it was almost midnight, and I got a computer message from the home office of the Washington Post asking me to call them. I did call them and was told that I'd won the Pulitzer Prize. Rick Atkinson 101stairbornebaghdad share on social
I'm going to leave WWII. I considered and rejected doing something on the Pacific. Fourteen years is enough. I'd like to take on a different challenge and probably a different era. But it will be another war. It's what I do. Rick Atkinson challengeconsiderera share on social
We read our own political content into The Clash, and they accepted it. Billy Bragg acceptclashcontent Change image and share on social
I pointed out on the floor last year, after Hurricane Katrina, we were very proud that one of our National Guard engineering battalions was called to Louisiana. And they did a magnificent job. Kit Bond battalioncallengineer Change image and share on social
I wrote 'Lights' a long, long time ago. And I expected it to be on the album, because it was - I wrote it with 'Biff' Stannard. And he wrote every single Spice Girls song and every single pop song of the 90s, basically. So I thought, you know, I was really lucky to work with him, but I didn't think it would be a big song for some reason. Ellie Goulding 90sagoalbum share on social