Shot: *In his final weeks at the staff college, Mr. Demurenko wrote an article for a U.S. military journal in which he celebrated his classmates’ “sense of humor” and “high moral” character. The prospects for “closer cooperation and understanding” between the Russian and American militaries were bright, he concluded.*
Chaser: *Today, he views President Vladimir V. Putin as a savior who restored Russia’s strength and is leading it in battle against an implacable enemy. The carnage that Mr. Demurenko witnessed at the front — broken bodies and bashed-in heads — reinforced his view.*
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> Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine
Unfortunately, he’s alive. The NYT knew what they were doing with that subheader.
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Shot: *In his final weeks at the staff college, Mr. Demurenko wrote an article for a U.S. military journal in which he celebrated his classmates’ “sense of humor” and “high moral” character. The prospects for “closer cooperation and understanding” between the Russian and American militaries were bright, he concluded.*
Chaser: *Today, he views President Vladimir V. Putin as a savior who restored Russia’s strength and is leading it in battle against an implacable enemy. The carnage that Mr. Demurenko witnessed at the front — broken bodies and bashed-in heads — reinforced his view.*
> Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine
Unfortunately, he’s alive. The NYT knew what they were doing with that subheader.