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Horn of Africa Service Members Bring Donations, Good Cheer to Djiboutians
With a smile on his face, Chief Mussa of the small Djiboutian village, Camel Douda, welcomes the U.S. Army's Civil Affairs Team Sergeant, and reports that his goats are making a comeback and he has sold one. Upon hearing this, Sgt. Lldemaro Montejo knew he was in store for a good mission. (11/19/09)
Africans Join CJTF-HOA Chaplain to Help Disabled Man It is not unusual for a Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa chaplain and team to travel more than 1,000 miles to minister to forward-deployed troops, but at the end of one particular trip to Uganda, the chaplain's team found themselves on a whole new mission...this time to help an African man. (11/17/09)
Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa members honor fallen brethren
Three CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crews assigned to the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 here transported 58 personnel from Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier Nov. 11, 2009 to a ceremony honoring servicemembers killed in a bombing accident in 2003 and an aircraft collision in 2006. (11/13/09)
'Paying It Forward' -- New Orleans congregation's outreach benefits Ethiopian children
In late August of 2005, the St. Paul's Episcopal Church and School in the Lakeview community of New Orleans was under 10 feet of stagnant water in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The historic brick church, with its 15-foot, 150-year-old Tiffany stained-glass windows, was directionless and in need of assistance. (11/8/09)
Puerto Rico's 1/65th Army Borinqueneers Takes Over Security in Horn of Africa
While on convoy patrol one day in late October, U.S. Army Sgt. Hipolito Nieves noticed a wet spot on the ground on Hill 63, a checkpoint outside Camp Lemonnier. He called over his convoy commander who confirmed that someone was just there and likely fled upon their approach. They searched the area and found no one. The commander called it a defensive posture, one of many patrols conducted around the perimeter of Camp Lemonnier. (11/6/09)
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Master Chief Cummings Talks to a WPXZ 104.1 FM reporter about where is from, his parents, his brothers and sisters, where he went to high school, highlights from his military career, where he has lived while getting training on communications and what it was like being in Operation Desert Shield
Ethiopia Medical Assistance U.S. Military teams with Ethiopia government to provide medical assistance to those near Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
Cpl. Singley Talks to a Suburban Trends in Kinnelon, N.J., about the physical activities that will be focused on in the Battle of the Squads, how physical fitness tests prepare troops for the combat environment, what he finds rewarding about being a Marine, the role of troops in Djibouti, his military career plans, what he misses from home and the support he receives from home.
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