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The leader of Guatemala's Congress and
former military ruler, General Jose Efrain Rios Montt Mr Rios Montt who took
power in a coup in 1982, before being forced from power 18 months later, has
begun campaigning for the country's presidency, defying two previous court
rulings based on the constitution which bans the candidatures of anyone who had
previously come to power by undemocratic means. Despite previous rulings
against him by Guatemala's Constitutional Court twice on the same issue, in
1990 and 1995 banning him from standing, he intends to appeal.
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The leader of Guatemala's Congress and former
military ruler, General Jose Efrain Rios Montt, has begun campaigning for the
country's presidency, defying a ruling banning him from standing.
Rios Montt has been blocked
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On Friday the Guatemalan electoral registrar
said the constitution banned the candidatures of anyone who had previously come
to power by undemocratic means.
Mr Rios Montt took power in a coup
in 1982, before being forced from power 18 months later.
Guatemala will go to the polls in
November.
Opening shot
Despite the apparent setback
for his presidential hopes, Mr Rios Montt gave a campaign speech in the city of
Totonicapan in the west of the country.
After the speech he was contacted by
the head of the Citizens' Registry, Miguel Solis, who made Friday's ruling,
warning him once again that his campaign was unlawful.
Mr Rios Montt is likely to appeal
against that decision all the way up to the country's constitutional
court.
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appeals," he said, according to press reports on Saturday.
Guatemala's Constitutional Court has
ruled against him on the same issue twice, in 1990 and 1995.
But political commentators in
Guatemala say that the current make-up of the country's highest court means
that this time it is likely to look more favourably on Mr Rios Montt's
presidential bid.
Bloody rule
Whether or not he should stand
is a deeply controversial issue amongst large sections of Guatemalan
society.
During his time in power he
undertook a bloody campaign against left-wing guerrillas.
Thousands of people were killed,
many in massacres carried out by the military and their civilian
militias.
Human rights groups are trying to
bring a genocide case against Mr Rios Montt for his alleged role in the
killings.
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'Iraq Has Weapons of Mass
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Adviser Condoleezza Rice -
NBC television
program Meet the Press
Ms.
Rice said President George W. Bush relied on intelligence reports, based on
multiple sources, which indicated that there are weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq. Senators from both parties have called for an investigation into whether
or not U.S. intelligence in this case had been manipulated or exaggerated.
VOA -- 08 Jun 2003, 16:57
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U.S. administration officials say they are convinced there are weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq. The officials say they are stepping up efforts to find
them.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice told the NBC television
program Meet the Press that she is confident there are weapons of mass
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Ms.
Rice said President George W. Bush relied on intelligence reports, based on
multiple sources, which indicated that there are weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, speaking on Fox News
Sunday, agreed, adding that there were many reasons to suspect Iraq. "They
have used chemical weapons. They have admitted they had biological weapons, and
they never accounted for all that they had, or what they might or might not
have done with it. And it is the considered judgment - not only of this
administration; it was the judgment of President Clinton's administration - it
is the judgment of a number of nations around the world, that they had these
weapons. And when we passed Resolution 1441 unanimously, it was the unanimous
judgment of the Security Council that Iraq was in violation of its
obligations," Mr. Powell explained.
Mr.
Powell said the U.S. government will intensify its search. "We are sending in
an Iraqi Survey Group of 1,300 people, who will be looking in all the places.
They will be exploiting all the documents. They will be interviewing people,"
he said.
Also on
NBC's Meet the Press, Democratic Senator Carl Levin, a member of the
Armed Service Committee, warned of wider repercussions if nothing is found. "If
we do not find weapons of mass destruction, I think that the credibility and
reliability of our intelligence is going to be challenged in the future, and
it's going to be much more difficult for us to lead the world," he
said.
Senators from both parties have called for an investigation into
whether or not U.S. intelligence in this case had been manipulated or
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Latest Mideast Violence Leaves
10 Israelis, Palestinians Dead
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Terrorists
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At least five Israelis
and five Palestinians were killed Sunday, following two Palestinian attacks on
Israeli targets. The death toll marked the worst day of violence since last
week's Mid-east peace summit in Jordan. Regarding the Hebron incident, a senior
Israeli army officer said the assailants were Palestinian attackers, who came
dressed as Israeli soldiers and came from the three different Palestinian
militant groups which claimed responsibility for the attack.- Hamas, the
Islamic Jihad, and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - the armed wing of
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah Faction.
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least five Israelis and five Palestinians were killed Sunday, following two
Palestinian attacks on Israeli targets. The death toll marked the worst day of
violence since last week's Mid-east peace summit in Jordan.
One
Israeli was killed late Sunday in a shooting attack close to a site that is
sacred to both Jews and Muslims, in the divided West Bank city of
Hebron.
The two
Palestinian gunmen who launched the attack were later killed by Israeli
forces.
The
attack in Hebron came just hours after four Israeli soldiers were shot dead by
Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on an Israeli army base near Erez, in the
northern Gaza Strip.
The
Palestinian attackers, who came dressed as Israeli soldiers, were later killed
in a lengthy gun-battle with Israeli forces.
A
senior Israeli army officer said the assailants came from the three different
Palestinian militant groups that claimed responsibility for the
attack.
They
are Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - the armed
wing of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah
Faction.
Despite
the latest violence, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon claimed Sunday that a
"victory over Palestinian terrorism is at hand."
Mr.
Sharon was addressing a raucous meeting of the central committee of his ruling
Likud Party in Jerusalem.
He
called on his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, to move against the
militant Palestinian groups behind the attacks against Israelis. Otherwise, Mr.
Sharon warned, Israel would take matters into his own
hands.
Hamas
has condemned Mr. Abbas' speech at the end of last week's summit in Jordan with
Mr. Sharon and President Bush. In the address, he called for an end to the
armed Palestinian uprising and condemned Palestinian
terrorism.
On
Sunday, he said the only course was to pursue dialogue with the various
Palestinian groups, in order to avoid being dragged into a civil war.
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Latest Palestinian Attack Should
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Nation -
Israel & Palestine - Road PLan, Summit &
Middle EastTerrorism
Speaking
on the NBC Television program Meet the Press, National Security Adviser
Condoleezza Rice condemned the latest Middle East violence, saying the attack
is an attempt to undermine two important summits in the region last week. "At
Sharm al-Sheik and then at Aqaba, we had the entire Arab world there, with the
Saudis, the Egyptians, the Jordanians, with Bahrain as head of the Arab
League," she said. "We had a very successful summit in Aqaba, in which parties
committed themselves to fight terrorism and pursue the road to peace. Now,
there are going to be those who try and make this stillborn. But the parties
need to stay on track." Meanwhile, Secretary of State Colin Powell told Fox
News Sunday that Prime Minister Abbas has vowed to stop terrorism in the
Gaza Strip and West Bank. Mr. Powell said the United States will do everything
it can to help that effort. The secretary also called for Israel to live up to
its end of the bargain, namely to dismantle unauthorized settlements. This is a
companion article to one above.
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Israeli army post should not derail the Middle East peace
process.
Speaking on the NBC Television program Meet the Press,
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice condemned the latest Middle East
violence, saying the attack is an attempt to undermine two important summits in
the region last week.
"At Sharm al-Sheik and then at Aqaba, we had the entire Arab
world there, with the Saudis, the Egyptians, the Jordanians, with Bahrain as
head of the Arab League," she said. "We had a very successful summit in Aqaba,
in which parties committed themselves to fight terrorism and pursue the road to
peace. Now, there are going to be those who try and make this stillborn. But
the parties need to stay on track."
In a
separate interview on CBS television's Face the Nation, Ms. Rice said
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas has Washington's firm support, even
though polls show he does not enjoy widespread popularity at
home.
"Prime Minister Abbas is going to have the support of his own
people because he is going to be able to deliver for them in ways that the
former Palestinian leaders, or even leaders who are still there, have not been
able to deliver," he said. "Let us be very clear: The Palestinian people
probably have their best chance now at statehood, their best chance of a
peaceful resolution of this conflict, their best chance of living in peace and
prosperity, side-by-side with Israel, that they have had in a very, very long
time."
Secretary of State Colin Powell told Fox News Sunday that
Prime Minister Abbas has vowed to stop terrorism in the Gaza Strip and West
Bank. Mr. Powell said the United States will do everything it can to help that
effort. The secretary also called for Israel to live up to its end of the
bargain, namely to dismantle unauthorized settlements.
Meanwhile, Secretary Powell said the Mideast peace process is
moving forward, with Ambassador John Wolf heading to the region to set up a
permanent mission to monitor progress.
"We are putting Ambassador Wolf on the ground in the next week
or so," he said, "with people to help monitor the situation between the two
sides, help them to begin talking to each other in a more effective way, to
rebuild confidence and trust between the two sides."
Mr. Powell added that President George W. Bush has made peace
in the Middle East one of his top priorities.
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Episcopalians in the
American state of New Hampshire have elected the first openly gay diocesan
bishop in the Anglican communion. One African bishop has said it would be an
abomination for a sexually active gay man to be a bishop and pressure is likely
to be put on the head of the Anglican Church, Dr Rowan Williams, to denounce
his lifestyle.
Comment (HFY): From one end of the bible to
the other end, starting at the Old Testament and Ending in the Book of
Revelation in the New Testament, this particular "sexual orientation" is
codemned as part of a larger class of sexual immorality. According to the bible
and clearly not an interpretive issue, is the crystal clear indication that God
hates this behavior. If these Episcopalians who elected this individual don't
want to conform to the scriptures in their conduct, especially on such a major
issue, then how do they come to call themselves Christians and what are they
doing in a Christian environment such as a church supposedly based on the
teachings of Christ. Paul the Apostle said a similar thing to a group of
"Christians" practicing what he and all the other writers of the bible call
"sexual immorality" which is an offense to God. Paul indicated that such
conduct is what we might expect from the worldly but certainly not from those
who have given their life to Christ and seek transformation towards a Christ
Like mind. This individual, Canon Robinson, who said leaving his wife was his
greatest risk, may be thought highly of by those who elected him. He may have
many admirable personality traits. But if he does not want to conform to a
Christ Like mind and still wants some kind of church life then he should go
elsewhere and not be attempting to influence Christians according to his sexual
orientation by being in their presence and being an example of such orientation
which the bible clearly says is an abomination to God. It is his right in
our social system to be able to choose this kind of sexual orientation. But the
shame, from a scriptural point of view, is not his as much as it is with those
that promote such tolerance in the midst of what should be functionally the
Body of Christ. So this then is the issue more than anything else.
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state of New Hampshire have elected the first openly gay diocesan bishop in the
Anglican communion.
Fifty-six-year-old Canon Gene
Robinson has been described as the most dangerous man in the American
Church.
Canon Robinson said leaving
his wife was his greatest risk |
A father of two, he says he left his
wife when God called him to acknowledge himself as a gay man.
He describes that decision as the
biggest risk of his life, but says he has been rewarded by the love of a
wonderful partner with whom he has lived for the past 13 years.
Canon Robinson has served the
diocese of New Hampshire for nearly 30 years and is considered eminently
qualified to be a bishop.
But his election could have a major
impact on the wider Anglican communion.
Ahead of the election,
traditionalists within the Church who oppose the ordination of practising
homosexuals said it would be a mistake to elect Canon Robinson.
One African bishop has said it would
be an abomination for a sexually active gay man to be a bishop and pressure is
likely to be put on the head of the Anglican Church, Dr Rowan Williams, to
denounce his lifestyle.
However, liberals within the Church
hope that Canon Robinson's win would allow the Church to discuss the issue in a
less ideological fashion.
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Ari Fleischer,
White House spokesman
"There are enemies to peace. These enemies
not only take the lives of Israelis, they are a threat to the creation of a
Palestinian state," Ari Fleischer said. Militant group Hamas broke off
ceasefire talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas - better known as
Abu Mazen - amid anger among its leaders that too many concessions had been
give to Israel at a trilateral summit with the US last week. But at a news
conference with visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Mr. Sharon
said he remained committed to the roadmap which he has accepted with 14
reservations in what he called a difficult decision. The peace plan envisages
Israeli withdrawal from all settlements in the occupied Palestinian
territories, though Mr Sharon said at Aqaba only that outposts considered
illegal by Israel would be dismantled. According to the following BBC report,
out of more than 100 settlements, about 15 outposts are scheduled for
demolition but all the Jewish settlements on the occupied territories of Gaza
and the West Bank are illegal in the eyes of international law. It may be that
Israel has an unreported or improperly reported position on this issue.
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The failure to end violence against Israelis
is threatening the creation of a Palestinian state, the White House has
said.
President Bush's spokesman said
continuing attacks by Palestinian gunmen hurt the implementation of the
US-backed peace plan under which Israel has agreed to the principle of a
Palestinian nation.
The blunt warning came just hours
after the Palestinian prime minister said he wanted to resume talks to persuade
militant groups to agree a ceasefire.
For its part, Israel began removing
the first of several unauthorised settlements from occupied Palestinian
territory.
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enemies not only take the lives of Israelis, they are a threat to the creation
of a Palestinian state  Ari Fleischer,
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The move came the day after five
Israelis and five Palestinians were killed in attacks in Gaza and the West
Bank.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer
said President Bush "deplores the killing and the violence".
"There are enemies to peace. These
enemies not only take the lives of Israelis, they are a threat to the creation
of a Palestinian state," he said.
The tone of the statement to
reporters was in marked contrast to comments a day earlier by Secretary of
State Colin Powell, who along with other administration officials reacted
mildly to the attacks.
Mr Fleischer stressed that Mr Bush
was still committed to pursuing peace, despite the latest setbacks.
Militant challenge
Militant group Hamas broke off
ceasefire talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas - better known as
Abu Mazen - amid anger among its leaders that too many concessions had been
give to Israel at a trilateral summit with the US last week.
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POINTS
Phase 1 (to May
2003): End to Palestinian violence; Palestinian political reform; Israeli
withdrawal and freeze on settlement expansion; Palestinian
elections
Phase 2: (June-Dec
2003) Creation of an independent Palestinian state; international
conference and international monitoring of compliance with roadmap
Phase 3 (2004-2005):
Second international conference; permanent status agreement and end of
conflict; agreement on final borders, Jerusalem, refugees and settlements; Arab
states to agree to peace deals with Israel
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Abu Mazen pledged to resume
negotiations with Hamas as well as insisting there was no alternative to
continuing talks with Israel.
But representatives from Hamas said
they had no intention yet of going back to the talks which they abandoned on
Friday in the wake of the summit between Abu Mazen, President Bush and Israeli
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
The BBC's diplomatic correspondent
Barnaby Mason says Sunday's attacks were a clear challenge to the Palestinian
prime minister.
He says there continues to be doubt
about whether Abu Mazen has the strength or backing to end the violence as
demanded by Israel and the Americans.
Reuters news agency reported that
Hamas leaders meeting in Gaza to discuss the latest appeal by Abu Mazen saw no
reason yet to resume talks.
Ismail Abu Shanab, a senior Hamas
official, was quoted as saying: "He has not changed his attitude from Aqaba.
Therefore the situation is unchanged regarding dialogue with Abu Mazen."
Outpost action
Mr Sharon said Sunday's attacks
showed the "incitement and murder" by Palestinians was continuing.
But at a news conference with
visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, he said he remained
committed to the roadmap which he has accepted with 14 reservations in what he
called a difficult decision.
The peace plan envisages Israeli
withdrawal from all settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, though
Mr Sharon said at Aqaba only that outposts considered illegal by Israel would
be dismantled.
The first settlers' structures to be
removed was at Neve Erez - an uninhabited outpost of mobile homes north of
Jerusalem.
There had been fears there
would be opposition, but the removal action by soldiers went peacefully,
reports said.
Out of more than 100 settlements,
about 15 outposts are scheduled for demolition, Israeli sources have told the
BBC's James Reynolds in Jerusalem.
All the Jewish settlements on the
occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank are illegal in the eyes of
international law.
But many have been built with the
approval of the authorities.
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BBC's Barbara Plett
"Abu
Mazen is trying to convince Palestinians that he hasn't sold out their
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injured in the June 7 suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to a
Coalition Joint Task Force 180 press release.
Four other German soldiers, part of the International Security Assistance Force
conducting security and peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan, were killed in
that car-bomb attack. The injured were then taken to Bagram Air Base for
further treatment.
German-Dutch forces are
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control and discovered a small cache in the vicinity of Shkin on June 8,
according to the release.
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rounds, a shipping plug and cap to a mine and an 82mm mortar shipping case. The
cache was found next to two mortar firing pits.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said following a meeting with House
members yesterday.
Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs
Chairman Air Force Gen. Richard Myers also said that three divisions' worth of
troops from other nations will join coalition forces in Iraq. This will put
less pressure on American forces, DoD officials said.
Rumsfeld said he, the chairman and House members
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Self-proclaimed "neophyte parade planner" Paul C. Rock is on a mission. The
Vietnam veteran and president of a Vietnam veterans' support group is working
to ensure that his son and his fellow troops returning home from Iraq get the
tribute they deserve.
Rock is the proud
father of a lance corporal in the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, at Camp
Pendleton, Calif. Lance Cpl. Zachary Rock, 19, served four months in Iraq. His
dad decided he wanted to organize a parade to honor his son and the community's
other veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Rock got a permit for the parade to be held this Sunday, June 8, in downtown
Longmont, Colo. Local officials are slated to close Main Street to all traffic.
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Army will be moving from bases located near the Demilitarized Zone and the
South Korean capital to "hubs" further south, and that massive shift could
start as early as next year, according to a joint document released by the
South Korean and U.S. governments June 5.
The move is a sweeping change of
policy, according to some reports in the media last week. They say it's a
change from the current policy which has used the 14,000 soldiers of the 2nd
Infantry Division and 7,000 soldiers stationed at Yongson Army Garrison in
Seoul as a de-facto trip wire to guarantee U.S. involvement to help defend
South Korea from a potential invasion from the north for the last 50 years.
"This is a time to move beyond outmoded concepts
or catch phrases such as the term 'tripwire,"' said Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy
U.S. defense secretary, in Seoul June 2.
Although
no time line for the move has been established, said Lt. Col. Steve Boylan,
U.S. Eighth Army public affairs officer in an e-mail interview, the move south
and opening of newer facilities will take years and doesn't mean the alliance
between South Korea and America is flagging.
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are committed to the alliance and will not weaken that alliance by these
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 AL HILLAH, Iraq, June 7, 2003 -- The devil dogs of the
First Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Babylon got a hand at clearing up some
hidden mines, when a special team of mine sniffing dogs and civilian mine
clearing experts based out of Mozambique came to their aid.
The Quick Reaction Demining
Force responded to Camp Babylon after three Marines were injured due to
unexploded bombs. This team of mine clearing experts' mission is to clean up
minefields and unexploded bombs around the world.
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Training
Navy Recruits |
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U.S. Navy recruits at the Fire Fighting Training Unit at the
U.S. Navy Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, are briefed May 13 on chemical,
biological and radiological defense procedures prior to entering the gas
chamber. They will experience first-hand, how effective the gas masks and
related equipment work in a tear gas filled environment. The exercise is
designed to teach the recruits to trust their equipment and enable them to
operate effectively in a CBR environment. U.S. Navy
photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Chris Desmond |
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| Soldiers Return from
Iraq |
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS ---
About 100 soldiers representing 8 different units from the 25th Infantry
Division (Light) and U.S. Army, Hawaii returned June 5 from Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Im extremely proud of what these fine
soldiers have done, said Maj. Gen. Eric T. Olson, commanding general, 25th
ID(L) and USARHAW. They all volunteered to answer our nations call to fight the
global war on terrorism. They come back to Hawaii knowing their service made
the whole world safer for everyone. Their actions prove this Division is a
trained and ready force capable of performing our mission anytime, anywhere.
Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Divisions Headquarters
and Headquarters Company, the Aviation Brigade, 45th Corps Support Group, 65th
Engineers, Division Artillery, 125th Military Intelligence Battalion and
infantry platoons from the 2nd and 3rd Brigades represented the Tropic
Lightning Division during the operation. Most of these soldiers were attached
to 3rd Infantry Division and 101st Airborne Division as they marched on
Baghdad. The division also had soldiers serving in Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and
other countries in the Central Command area of responsibility.
The soldiers have expertise in more than 12 military
occupational specialties including artillery, aviation, combat engineers,
infantry, military intelligence and logistics. |
Fort
Stewart Welcomes Home
First Two 3rd Infantry Division
Units |
| By U.S. Army Sgt. Sam
Hoffman |
FORT STEWART, Ga.
June 6, 2003 (Army News Service) The 3rd Infantry Division Band and a field
artillery battalion returned to Fort Stewart to the applause of about 1,200
family members and friends the evening of June 3.
1st Battalion, 39th Field Artillery and the band
were the first 3rd Inf. Div. (Mech.) units to return to Fort Stewart since the
onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
More than 400
soldiers arrived in two flights to Hunter Army Airfield, where after a
sensitive items check (night-vision goggles, weapons) they departed by bus to
Fort Stewart.
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