ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLONEL
Via Old French, from Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, from colonnacolumn.
6 QUOTES WITH «COLONEL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
colonel.
Business is not a spiritual matter, and my business decisions are not based on spiritual considerations. When I founded the Essence of Life, a project aimed at teaching tolerance and respectful dialogue, the person appointed to head it was Irit Atzmon, a former colonel in the army. Can anything be more down-to-earth than that?
You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.
Yes. I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then.
I remember serving in Vietnam in that war, and many of us at the major Lieutenant colonel, colonel level were frustrated that no one in the U.S. wanted to debate it that way.
Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone.
Lightened body armor, which the military has made progress on, would mean increased safety and reduced risk for soldiers like the sergeant and the colonel.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLONEL»
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colonel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
colonel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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For Race and Country: The Life and Career of
Colonel Charles ...
The story of the highest-ranking African American officer in the U.S. Army at the turn of the 20th century.
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The Convict and the
Colonel: A Story of Colonialism and ...
A classic ethnographic exploration of historical consciousness on the Caribbean island of Martinique.
3
Memoirs of the Four-Foot
Colonel
General Dun describes his background, his early life and training (in England and India), and his involvement with the Burmese nationalist movement.
4
The
Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of
Colonel Tom Parker ...
In The Colonel, Alanna Nash, the author of Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch, explores in depth the amazing story of Colonel Tom Parker, the man behind the legend and the myth of Elvis Presley.
Jack, who was Born a Gentleman, put 'Prentice to a Pick-Pocket, was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and then Kidnapp'd to Virginia, Came back a Merchant; was Five times married to Four Whores; went into the Wars, behav'd bravely, got ...
An incredibly powerful novel about nation, history and family, The Colonel is a startling illumination of the consequences of years of oppression and political upheaval in Iran. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, 2012
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Colonel Sanders and the American Dream
This book tells his story—the story of a dirt-poor striver with unlimited ambition who personified the American Dream.
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The Fate of
Colonel Fawcett
1955 What happened to Col.
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Colonel John Pelham: Lee's Boy Artillerist
General Lee called him "the gallant Pelham," and on seeing the young artillerist employ but a single gun to hold up the advance of three Union divis Originally published in 1960, this classic biography tells the story of one of the ...
William Woods Hassler, 1995
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Transformer and Inductor Design Handbook, Third Edition
Written by a specialist with more than 47 years of experience in the field, this volume covers magnetic design theory with all of the relevant formulas.
Colonel Wm. T. McLyman, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLONEL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
colonel is used in the context of the following news items.
Analysis: Colonel's promotion signals all clear on controversial …
Usually the promotion of a decorated IDF colonel, such as the pending promotion of Ofer Winter to brigadier-general and chief of operations of ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
Drunk on duty costs lieutenant colonel $17000
Getting drunk on duty will cost an Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel more than $17,000, the Judge Advocate General's office announced. «AirForceTimes.com, Jul 15»
KFC is Releasing a Colonel Sanders Origins Comic Book
The upcoming comic, titled KFC Presents: The Colonel's Adventure Comics, will focus on the origin story of the one and only Colonel Sanders. «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
Israel's Counterinsurgency Apologist: Colonel Richard Kemp
Retired British colonel, Richard Kemp, has been an ardent supporter of Israel's three major military operations in Gaza conducted over the last ... «Foreign Policy Journal, Jul 15»
Lt. Colonel North and His Five-Point Plan to Defeat ISIS
north2 Lt. Col. Oliver North (Ret. Marines) talked to Brian on Kilmeade and Friends about ISIS, how the administration has been so inept in ... «FOX News Radio, Jul 15»
Exclusive Atlantic Nights- Chapter 20 Colonel Wayne
But I was a colonel — and I got to work on a lot of bases, go lots of places. Mostly Eastern Canada, but Germany, too. All through Europe, really. «The Telegram, Jul 15»
Former Colonel Cosey third leading scorer in French League
RICHMOND, Ky. – Former Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball player Glenn Cosey concluded his first professional season on May ... «WKYT, Jul 15»
The One Movie Jerry Weintraub Couldn't Get Made: On Him, Elvis …
That was The Colonel And Me, his own coming-of-age story being mentored by Colonel Tom Parker, the former carnival pitchman who became ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
14 Wing invests Terry Kelly as Honorary Colonel
Wing Commander Col. Iain Huddleston, right, assists Terry Kelly in signing the documents investing him to the position of Honorary Colonel of ... «Hants Journal, Jul 15»
The story of defected KGB colonel turned spy Oleg Gordievsky
Until now, the full story of his daring rescue has never been told, but it emerged this weekend in an interview given by Gordievsky himself. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
