“Buck Private” is military slang for a person of the lowest rank, always “bucking” for promotion to rise in authority without real accountability. Similarly, in business, Buck Private Management is an ...

Fat and thin comics romp through familiar routines with few variations, but it's still strong laugh material with capacity to satisfy fans of rowdy slapstick. Picture opens with scene from the ...

There are certain subjects that invite debate, while other subjects consume a debate, i.e. Joe DiMaggio vs. Ted Williams, Citizen Kane vs. The Godfather, or even great taste vs. less filling.

Meet the new face of the armed forces in Iraq: a security contractor. If you want to gauge the security situation in Iraq, a good place to start is Baghdad International Airport. Nearly all visitors ...

THERE is a misconception prevalent among some civilians that the lowest form of military personage is the buck private, or, as he might be called nowadays, the dollar-a-day man. Actually, of course, a ...

Two World War II veterans return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates ...

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