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| PRECISION — U.S. Navy recruits
perform in the Recruit Pass in Review in Chicago.
Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael Worner,
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Rumsfeld: World Must
Oppose
Terrorism 'Wherever it Exists' |
| By Linda D. Kozaryn / American
Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
— "Terrorism must be vigorously opposed and soundly
defeated wherever it exists," U.S. Defense Secretary Donald
H. Rumsfeld said at the Pentagon Friday.
Whether it's in America, Afghanistan, Europe,
Asia or the Middle East, "we have to end state sponsorship
and support of terrorism," he said. "We have to prevent
authors of mass murder ... from gaining and using weapons of
mass destruction."
The war on terrorism is not America's war
"only" —- it is not just America's problem, Rumsfeld
stressed. "Terrorism has existed for decades as low intensity
conflict," he said. "Its rise in recent years, its
frequency, its intensity and its scope, as well as its use by
terrorist networks with global reach" makes it a problem
for civilized nations everywhere.
The United States, he said, must be prepared
to help other countries stand strong against terrorism. That's
why the U.S. military is now in Afghanistan tracking down Al
Qaeda and Taliban forces. That is also why U.S. forces are helping
to counter terrorism in Yemen, the Republic of Georgia and the
Philippines.
"It's why we oppose nations like those
harboring and helping terrorists," Rumsfeld said, "and
it's why we continue to seek and appreciate the support of every
nation that's willing to join us in this important effort."
Currently, 68 nations are supporting the global
war on terrorism. Twenty nations have deployed more than 16,000
troops to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. Coalition
partners make up more than half the non-Afghan forces working
with U.S. forces in Afghanistan. More |
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Cheney: U.S. Will Not
Allow
Terrorists to Threaten World |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces
Press Service |
U.S.
Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States "will
not allow" terrorists to threaten the civilized world.
"Deliverable weapons of mass destruction
in the hands of terrorists would expose this nation and the
civilized world to the worst of wars, and we will not allow
it," he said during Commissioning Day ceremonies Friday
at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. "We will not
live at the mercy of terrorists or terror regimes."
Cheney told the 965 new Navy and Marine Corps
officers in the class of 2002 that the U.S. would depend on
them to help lead the nation in the first war of the 21st century.
He said the war against global terror will take years. "The
terrorists who struck America are ruthless, they are resourceful
and they hide in many countries," Cheney said. "They
came into our country to murder thousands of innocent, unsuspecting
men, women and children — including 14 graduates of this
academy.
"There is no doubt they wish to strike
again and are working to acquire the deadliest of all weapons."
Cheney said this new type of war has accelerated
military changes already being contemplated. More |
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while the United States combats global terrorism, the nation
must also work with other nations to enhance security and stability,
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday.
The U.S. and India, for example, share important
interests in combating terrorism and in countering the spread
of missiles and weapons of mass destruction, the secretary said.
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May 24, 2002
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May is National Military Appreciation Month in
the United States. Send your thanks to the men
and women of the U.S. military by signing this
online thank
you note
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Battle of Takur
Ghar:
A Story of Courage |
| The battle on an
Afghan mountaintop called Takur Ghar is a story of American
courage and bravery. It's a story of a small band of trained
professionals overcoming the fog of war. It is also, at
heart, a story of American service members’ unwillingness
to leave one of their own behind. Account
Overview |
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| Memorial Day
Message |
| "This Memorial Day,
we remember all who have fallen fighting oppression and
tyranny, including the tyranny of terrorism." Read
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's Memorial
Day Message |
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Mothers
Fly 'Blue Star'
Flags to Show Support |
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Star mother |
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Blue Star Mothers was founded 60 years ago to show
support for the military during World War II. Jean
Campbell decided to set up her own chapter when
her son was deployed to the Middle East. But, she
says, "the more involved in it I become, the
more I'm doing it for all the sons and daughters.
I want them to know that we're proud of them."
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| Bagram School Refurbishment
- Coalition Joint Civil Military Operations Task
Force (CJCMOTF) - Bagram delivered school supplies,
tents and lumber as part of the Parwan Schools Project
north of Kabul. Desks, windows and doors are being
made from excess lumber from project "Home Depot".
Four schools serving more than 3,000 students will
benefit from this project, which is 50% complete. |
| Six Bamian School Projects
Are Underway - CJCMOTF has begun six "quick
impact" school projects in the Bamian province that
will benefit more than 1,687 students. These projects
will provide the schools with stoves, desks, chairs,
carpets and blackboards using $21,164 in Overseas
Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid funding. The
projects complement the effort of People in Need
Foundation, a non-governmental organization which
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| Jonas Martin
Panik |
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 Jonas
M. Panik, 26, worked in the Pentagon as a flag
intelligence briefer on the staff of the chief
of naval operations intelligence plot (CNO-IP).
He earned a B.S. degree from
the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 and was commissioned
as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve. After
working briefly in the Office of Naval Intelligence,
he was assigned to Patrol Squadron 46 in Whidbey
Island, WA., where he was deployed to the western
Pacific and the Arabian Gulf. He was then assigned
to CNO-IP.
His awards include the Navy/Marine
Corps Achievement Medal, the National Defense
Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
He loved medieval history, sports and travel.
He was an outstanding officer who cared for
his people, his job and his country.
Survivors include his wife
Jennifer; his parents, Martin and Linda, and
his sister Martina.
We will not forget him.
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