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PLACE LIKE HOME — Tent city residents
at an undisclosed forward deployed location post a "Yard of the Month" sign
in front of their home away from home to boost morale.
U.S. Air Force
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Bush Signs Defense Bill,
Says
'Nation Faces New Dangers' |
| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American
Force Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 23, 2002 — U.S. President George W. Bush signed the
fiscal 2003 Defense Appropriations and Military Construction
Appropriations acts into law today in a White House ceremony.
The president noted the security
of the American people is the first commitment of the American
government. "Our nation faces grave new dangers, and our
nation must fully support the men and women of our military
who confront these dangers on our behalf," Bush said in
remarks before signing the two bills.
Vice
President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the
military service chiefs and senior enlisted advisers, several
congressmen and other politicians and leaders were on hand to
witness the president's signature. The fiscal 2003 defense appropriation
of $355 billion reflects a $37 billion increase over fiscal
2002 spending.
"Since September
the 11th, Americans have been reminded that the safety of many
depends on the courage and skill of a few. We've asked our military
to bring justice to agents of terror. We've asked our military
to liberate a captive people on the other side of the earth,"
Bush said, in explaining the increase. "We've asked our military
to prepare for conflict in Iraq, if it proves necessary. We're
asking young Americans to serve in many places far from home,
and at great risk.
"We owe them every resource, every weapon
and every tool they need to fulfill their missions," he said.
"The best military in the world must have every advantage required
to defend the peace of the world." More
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Land Mine,
Shelling Incidents
Illustrate Dangers in Afghanistan |
| By Jim Garamone
/ American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 23, 2002 — Two incidents in Afghanistan illustrate
that the country is still a dangerous place, U.S. defense officials
said today.
In one case, three special operations
soldiers were wounded when the vehicle they were driving hit
a mine. The soldiers were driving north of the village of Farah
in the western part of the nation. All three were evacuated
to the U.S. hospital at Kandahar. Two were treated and released
while one soldier remains under care for two broken ankles and
possible internal bleeding.
A U.S. encampment near Asadabad
came under mortar fire. Officials said seven to 12 rounds landed
about a kilometer short of the camp. U.S. service members called
on A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft for air-to- ground support.
The pilots, unable to locate the firing point, dropped no ordnance.,
Officials said coalition officials
are pleased with the overall progress being made. Local Afghans
are turning in weapon caches to coalition forces. Refugees continue
to return to their cities, villages and farms. U.S. Army Special
Forces trainers enrolled the newest battalion of the Afghan
national army into training Oct. 22, and the Kabul Medical Institute,
established with U.S. and coalition help, opens today. More
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| Terror 'Virus'
Can Be Defeated |
| By
Linda D. Kozaryn / American Forces Press Service |
| WASHINGTON
— Even though the virus of terrorism appears to be spreading,
"it would be wrong to paint too bleak a picture,"
NATO's secretary-general said Tuesday. Terrorists "are
not invincible," Lord George Robertson said in an address
at the Brookings Institution here. "They will be defeated
in any war where freedom-loving people are united against evil."
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Tuesday, Oct. 22, 30 military photographers joined some
of the best civilian photographers in
the business to capture "A Day in the Life of the
U.S. Armed Forces." The thousands
of images produced will be edited for inclusion
in a book that Harper/Collins plans to publish in May
2003. Here, courtesy of Harper/Collins,
are some of the photos taken by the military photographers
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Since Oct.
7, 2001, 53 Americans have died supporting the war
on terrorism. On the one-year anniversary of the
start of Operation Enduring Freedom, we honor their
sacrifice.
American
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Red
Cross, Starbucks
Provide Wake-up for Troops |
| By Kathleen T. Rhem
/ American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 23, 2002 – A ton of coffee is pouring its way
to military members in many forward-deployed locations
starting Oct. 24 courtesy of Starbucks Coffee and the
American Red Cross.
Employees
of more than 90 Starbucks stores in the northeastern United
States have donated their weekly coffee allotments to
U.S. military members serving overseas. Company employees
receive a weekly pound of coffee as a job perk; their
donations have totaled 2,000 pounds. More
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Camp Letters |
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MARINE
CORPS RECRUITING STATION LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
"Hero." That's the word Pattie McQuillen
uses when she thinks of the men and women of the
U.S. military - especially since the events of Sept.
11, 2001.
Like
most Americans, 9/11 had a profound impact on the
lives of McQuillen and her two daughters, Julianna,
7, and Sarah, 3.
In
fact, it shattered the 28-year-old's sense of security. "I
guess I used to take a lot for granted," said
the Louisville, Ky., native. "If I find myself
walking into a tall building, I can't help but look
to the sky and see if there are planes overhead."
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Special
Ops Soldiers Hear
Expert's Views on Terror |
| FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Army
News Service) — Perhaps best known for their work
in combat zones, Army special operations soldiers recently
spent some time in a school zone listening to a renowned
psychologist's presentation about global terrorism, Osama
bin Laden and effective ways to defeat them both.
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Afghan Children Stole
First-time Father's Heart |
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By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2002 — Army Capt. Britton London said
he's always loved children. But heading to Afghanistan in
May while his wife was at home and pregnant really made him
notice the circumstances Afghan children are living in. London is a civil affairs team leader assigned to the 96th
Civil Affairs Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C. He looks the
part of the career infantry officer that he is — tall,
broad-shouldered, clean-shaven. But his insights into the
lives of children in Afghanistan — and his honest
admissions of how they affected him — may not be so
stereotypical. More
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Team
Delivers Supplies to Jalalabad
A U.S. civil affairs
team delivered humanitarian assistance supplies
to schools and medical facilities in Jalalabad
Oct. 23. The team delivered: 30 first aid kits
and miscellaneous school supplies to the Bebe
Ayeshe Sediqa Girls’ School, over 200 medical
kits to medical facilities in the area and sheets
of plastic and wire screen to the Nangarhar University
Medical Facility for window repairs. |
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![Louisville, Ky., native Pattie McQuillen (right) and her two daughters, Julianna (front), 7, and Sarah, 4, have been writing letters to Marine Corps recruits at Parris Island, S.C., such as Pvt. Casey Basham (left), who recently graduated from boot camp, to show support for the military and to learn more about the Marine Corps' role in the War on Terrorism. "We wanted to do anything to let them [recruits] know that we're thinking of them and that the sacrifices they make for us are great," said McQuillen. Photo by: Sgt. Jim Goodwin](/images/photos/oct2002/index/ii102302e.jpg)
