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A Yale professor named “Don’t tase me, bro” as the most memorable phrase of 2007 last week. Here’s the first of my two-part list of obvious and not-so-obvious notable quotables, words, headlines, and phrases of the year. Part I covers January through June. Part II will cover July through December.
January:
“Obscene amenities.” – WaPo troop-basher William [...]

Lt. Michael P. Murphy, The Protector

Courage. Sacrifice. Valor.

I’ll let his actions speak for themselves:
In April 2004, Dunham, a 22-year-old corporal, received a report that a Marine convoy had been ambushed, according to a Marine Corps account. Dunham led his men to the site near Husaybah, halting a convoy of departing cars.
An insurgent in one of the vehicles grabbed him by the [...]

Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham, recipient of the Medal of Honor
President Bush awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously this week to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham for his heroism in Iraq. Chuck Simmins has chronicled Cpl. Dunham from May 2004 through the present here. More from I Love Jet Noise at Matt at Blackfive. It’s an [...]