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    Why we serve: From African refugee to US soldier [Image 4 of 8]

    Why we serve: From African refugee to US soldier

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, AFGHANISTAN

    06.14.2012

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon 

    82nd Combat Aviation Brigade

    Spc. Alfred Kollie escaped civil war in Liberia and more than eight years in a refugee camp to become a U.S. soldier with Task Force Wolfpack, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan. "It was hard, but in life you have to make the best of what you've got," said Kollie. "All my life I've tried to do that, and I always try to learn from the people around me, and always try to be the best in whatever I do."

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 06.14.2012
    Date Posted: 06.21.2012 07:25
    Photo ID: 608677
    VIRIN: 120614-A-4291P-651
    Resolution: 1500x2100
    Size: 1.08 MB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, AF
    Hometown: KABUL, AF
    Hometown: ACCRA, GH
    Hometown: MONROVIA, LR
    Hometown: FAYETTEVILLE, NC, US
    Hometown: FORT LIBERTY, NC, US
    Hometown: NEW YORK, NY, US
    Hometown: RALEIGH, NC, US
    Hometown: RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT, NC, US

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