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On Stage With… Murder mysteries, whether cinematic or theatrical, are one of the most popular subjects. The list is quite long, from Agatha Christie’s series to James Crumley’s, The Last Good Kiss, ranked as perhaps the most influential crime novel of the past century. However, one of the mos

"Understudying ain't for the weak of heart, man."

U.S. Army soldiers stationed along the 38th Parallel, 1951 (Image credit: Mark Ellis) It has been almost exactly 70 years since my father was assigned to a two-man bunker overlooking an anonymous ridge on the 38 th Parallel in Korea. The purpose of these outposts was to act as a trip-wire in the event of a mass attack of Chinese troops. Several weeks prior to June 1951, members of Dad’s battalion had been ambushed while patrolling the front, an ambush that cost the lives of several Army soldi...