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therefore of which is their governments have already had too Many dealings with the in the War on terror at the expense of the Rule of said who is also a scholar with the Carnegie endowment for International the re Gimes realize the whole idea is very the Bush administration announced in february that it Irir tends to create a separate Mili tary command for Africa this responsibility for Mili tary operations on the continent is now divided primarily Between the Central based in and the european com based in Germa As they search for a place to put a Headquarters for the new have tried to allay concerns in Africa that the Pentagon has warlike de signs in the Ryan Leader of the delegation and principal Deputy undersecretary of defense for pol said the main Mission for the command would be to stabilize weak or poor countries by train ing local Security forces and Dol ing out humanitarian its mostly a Headquarters and planning he said after meeting with moroccan Aricom Doest mean that there would be additional forces put on the Henry said no decision had been made about where to locate the command which is expected to have 400 to during a Stop in Al Henry suggested that the Pentagon might network the command from several Sites in of rather than have a single if at All that the Way wed like to pro he told journalists during a briefing at the embassy in Al defense officials acknowledge that one reason they Are paying More attention to Africa is be cause the continent provides an increasingly Large share of the Supply of imported Oil and natural Bush administration officials have also touted the new com Mand As a key part of their strategy for countering terrorism threats on the Alsaid affiliated groups have experienced a resurgence in North and East Africa in recent he and the army there old friends by Nancy Montgomery stars and stripes Germany some old soldiers dont die or fade major Duwayne Larsen is a Case in in three hell be and with 34 years in the army and a new assignment at army he has no immediate plans to fade by he should retire next after 35 years of Mili tary but there Are always exceptions and Exten Larsen who works in the g8 Section Book online and Materiel recently had the dubious Honor of rep resenting the oldest Soldier in Usa eur at a ceremony Mark ing the 232nd anniversary of the army in Heidelberg for Only two he got a phone Call and before Long he was standing in front of the camera with an 18yearold representing the youngest helping us a eur commander David Mckiernan Cut the army birth Day its interesting that Larsen has had such an enduring relation ship with the albeit one that been primarily his first experience with it As a personal assistance 01805988333 discount flights Ramstein town Mannheim hotel Forsth aus by Garmisch i experience farm sch stay 4tonight free free breakfast family apartments hot tub Sauna dogs Welcome american owned 088249120 fax 0882491214 email phone 18002389481 made in Armlyn love graduation Teddy bears tall fast worldwide shipping say you in a big Way draftee sent to Vietnam was not a Happy it was like Oil and Larsen i  wait to get after his Vietnam the former sergeant and medical lab technician wanted nothing to do with the he worked a variety of made Good Money and enjoyed his eight years Fate i got a Call from a Recruiter out of the Larsen the Recruiter asked if Larsen was interested in joining the re he said he would enlist for one year on two conditions that he could return to the same medi Cal and at the same e5 and before he was part of the 452nd general Hospital in i got that oneyear and i fell in love with he the greatest group of people Ive Ever worked with in my they had Long hair and  get their boots Blouse but they could go in and save a soldiers among those people was the woman who now has been his wife for 24 a lieutenant colonel in the Shes also on Active duty in Heidelberg and works at the same place he does in Chicago Abbot laboratories there on Reserve we dont have any problems being around one if she tells me what to do and were in i do in 24 we Haven raised our voices to one not to get mystical or but that Recruiter called me and look where i am in married because of he figures Hes spent about two years on Active including a stint during the persian Gulf War in which he helped set up one of two labs designed to detect biological but the strangest thing that has happened to him in the military happened in Viet one Day a Guy gave me a pack age All wrapped up in he major Duwayne Larsen i what is it he its an i didst know what to do with it so i put it in the Larsen said that the reserves have changed totally in the past 15 the Gulf War started it and finished he the army is aware now they cant do anything without the re so theres More respect which int to say some things dont annoy him after All these years including the the Flag sewn onto the uni forms right with the stars on the right Side instead of the left its its its completely he its a constant and the Beret it has no Larsen its we have a uniform that hot and theres nothing we can do about there always professing to have the soldiers Good at heart but i dont believe if youre looking out for the welfare of your troops How about a summer uniform email Nancy Montgomery