A quote of the day about performing Shakespeare for the troops in Kabul
“When you do ‘Henry V’ for a roomful of men in uniform with guns on their hips and M-9s under their chairs, it takes on a whole different meaning.” — Tyrus Lemerande, a Navy reservist, quoted in the Boston Globe after entertaining troops with a one-man show featuring selections from Shakespeare.
"When you do 'Henry V' for a roomful of men in uniform with guns on their hips and M-9s under their chairs, it takes on a whole different meaning.''
“When you do ‘Henry V’ for a roomful of men in uniform with guns on their hips and M-9s under their chairs, it takes on a whole different meaning.”
— Tyrus Lemerande, a Navy reservist, quoted in the Boston Globe after entertaining troops with a one-man show featuring selections from Shakespeare.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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