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It's warriors who deserve Peace Prize
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At Virginia Military Institute, cadets who lead visiting
journalists on tour like to pause at the statue of George C.
Marshall ('01) and explain, with a mixture of pride and irony, that
Gen. Marshall was, among other notable things, "the only
professional soldier to win the Nobel Peace Prize."
The award was probably given in grateful recognition for the
Marshall Plan the postwar program for European recovery, begun when
Marshall was secretary of state rather than for his service as Army
chief of staff during World War II.
Still, with last week's announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize ...
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Bao Dai, Former Emperor of Vietnam, Dies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; Bao Dai, 83, a former emperor of Annam and Vietnam...death was not reported. Over the years, Bao Dai attempted to walk the tightrope of being...emperor before being exiled again in 1955. Bao Dai was born under the name Nguyen Vinh Thuy...
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Obituary: Bao Dai
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...backwater in French Indo-China when Bao Dai, who has just died in Paris, ascended...the advice of his French mentors, Bao Dai (the title, meaning "Keeper of...therefore, when at the age of 19 Bao Dai returned to his native Hue to assume...
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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1955: Bao Dai Ousted
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune
; ...former Emperor and Chief of State Bao Dai today [Oct. 23] and named Premier...in a country-wide referendum that Bao Dai, 42, had outlived his usefulness...showed an almost total repudiation of Bao Dai and an equally emphatic vote of confidence...
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Bao Dai, Vietnamese emperor
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam, has died after living quietly in France for...said he died Thursday. The cause of death was not immediately available. Bao Dai was emperor of France's protectorate of Annam, now part of Vietnam, from...
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JAPANESE INSURER TO BUY VIETNAM'S BAO MINH CMG.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News
; ...Life Insurance Company (Dai-ichi Life) plans to purchase Bao Minh CMG Life Insurance...Insurance Corporation. Bao Minh CMG will be changed into the Dai-ichi Life Insurance...press releases issued by Bao Minh CMG and Dai-ichi Life. Prior to...
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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1955: Diem Overthrows Dai
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune
; ...and put to flight absentee Emperor Bao Dai's commanding general in a sensational...Gen. Nguyen Van Vy, appointed by Bao Dai as army commander in chief, escaped...and the struggle for control with Bao Dai. 2005 Copyright International Herald...
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Vietnamese ao dai listed among top 10 national dress.(Theater review)
News Wire article from: Vietnamese News Agency
; ...The Vietnamese traditional "ao dai" wore by Miss Vietnam has been selected...the wife of the last Vietnamese King, Bao Dai, of the Nguyen Dynasty. The robe introduced...pageant of Vietnamese traditional ao dai on June 23. According to the organising...
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VIETNAM A POTENTIAL MARKET FOR LIFE INSURANCE SERVICES: DAI-ICHI.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News
; ...insurance company in a foreign country, in Vietnam, on March 7. Dai-ichi Vietnam Life Insurance, which the Dai-ichi group bought from the Life Insurance Bao Minh CMG to Dai-ichi group, is also Japan's first insurance company in Vietnam...
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JOINT AUSTRALIAN, VIETNAMESE OWNED BAO MINH CMG INSURANCE SOLD.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News
; ...SYDNEY, Jan 12 Asia Pulse - The Bao Minh Insurance Corporation...are selling their jointly owned Bao Minh CMG Life Insurance Company to Japan's Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance...under the policies issued by Bao Minh CMG would remain unchanged...
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China Charges Adviser to Zhao With Subversion; Handling of Lengthy Bao Investigation Could Signal the Fate of Former Party Chief
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...news agency also reported that Bao had been arrested. An official...had not heard anything about Bao's case. According to Chinese...unclear whether the charges against Bao mean that authorities here...who was arrested in June 1989; Dai Zhiyi, a businessman who was...
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