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He goes to another room and pulls out a handful of legal-size envelopes with dozens of black-and-white photographs that document his days as a boxer, a Korean War veteran, a motorcyclist and a father.
A veteran of rock videos, Fincher is one of those filmmakers who helps make the case that MTV--along with digital editing--has transformed cinema for better as well as worse.
The appointment last week of William Henderson--a 26-year, second-generation USPS veteran who once served as head of employee relations--as postmaster general is seen as an indication of the importance of labor relations to the long-term health of the service.
Interment must be in the same grave as the primary eligible, the veteran's spouse must waive his or her eligibility for Arlington, and the veteran can have no dependent children at the time of death.
(One quibble: The piece describes Steir as a "veteran of 40,000 procedures."