Loyalties would be forged under pressure or in adversity, and these made the texture of Mr Halberstam's history. 压力或逆境可以塑造忠诚，这正是哈伯斯塔姆书写的历史的特质。
As Mr Halberstam died, suddenly in a car crash near San Francisco, Congress was voting to cut off money for the Iraq war. 当哈伯斯塔姆突然因旧金山附近的一桩车祸离世时，国会正投票削减伊拉克战争的经费。
