European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes july the most recent edition of close or voice of the photos by Mark stars and stripes Kienda soldiers succeed in fostering Trust in one Corner of squad has built a connection with locals by Mark stars and stripes fire base Afghani Stan for some in the getting the local population to Trust them seems but for one unit in Eastern Afghani its actually the counterinsurgency operations plan run by Chris Kienda and soldiers from 1st Battal 91st cavalry Squadron part of the 173rd airborne Bri Gade combat team and task Force Saber is finding Success with the afghans in the Northern Kunar and Eastern Nuristani Kienda Calls the area in which the task Force works approximately 925 Square Miles a classic insurgent in close proximity to the porous Pakistan enemy militia can thrive in the capitalizing on economic depression and a 40 percent literacy his operation has three ele ments separating the enemy from the local populace bringing the local people and the local government together and transform ing the living environment in that Section of the percent of All afghans Are under age Koine a said from his office and so a major focus for the task Force is working with the thou Sands of children in the the Guys Are doing a tremendous whether its interacting with the afghan kids one moment or defending them the Kienda said of his most of whom deployed from Schwein we want to give the people a Hope for the we focus on getting the Afghanistan army and police with the by surrounding children with adults fighting for a better of Kienda Hopes that the youth will emulate the pro gov Ern ment forces As they grow establishing a relationship of Trust with people whole known War for More than 30 years is diff Kienda hav ing survived communist divisive warlords and strict Tali ban the population is understandably sceptical of another group coming in and saying it wants to one reason Public opinion has been favourable through much of the Region is the number of reconstruction some of like the Road linking the cities Asmar and have been going on for when that becomes Kienda said of the 50mile when you can drive it in a couple of hours As opposed to a Daylong trip that will have a tremendous economic Impact on the another reason is a locally Cre ated newsletter and radio programming broadcast from fire base with a staff of local afghan Kevin battalion Public affairs of is continuing a project that 10th Mountain division soldiers began nine months its developed by locals with out any if were late on our we have locals coming to the Gate wanting to know Calkins titled close or voice of the the newsletters weekly copies Are delivered to 26 Sites throughout the radio news programs reach even the More Remote and Are broadcast in at least five Lan Calkins when Genera Tor problems caused a people lined up at the Gate asking Why their radios were in another recent an insurgent rocket attack on the american presence took the life of an afghan More than 300 people from 46 villages attended the expressing outrage at the local insurgency and the at were forcing the enemy to to acknowledge that there losing popular Kienda email Mark at  reservist fights 5th deployment to War by Amy Driscoll the Miami Herald port Erik Botta believes Hes done right by his Days after As a Young army he volunteered to go to he was soon in the next he was sent out this time to part of a special operations in the next two he was sent to Iraq and he thought he was but the army wants Botta one More the 26yearold port Lucie Man has been ordered to report to fort on sunday for his fifth and that has compelled a first Genera Tion american who counts him self a quiet to do some thing he never thought hed do sue the in proud of my he i never wanted it to end like nearly seven years into his Lightyear commitment to the re the personal costs Are higher for he could lose his his Job at work ing on the Black Hawk military could be on the Hes Halfway to his electrical Engi Neering planning a career in defense but his professors say hell suffer a significant setback if he is he Doest mention the danger another deployment would but his wife and parents in proud of being in the he they taught me they taught me and they gave me a Good Toolbox of technical skills to work i think id be More valuable to my country at this Point by being getting my de Gree and working at in a lawsuit he planned to file last week in Federal court in Flori Botta said he would ask for an exemption or delay so that he can Complete his engineering he is also asking the court to pre vent the army from requiring him to report for duty until the Legal questions Are his Mark Waple a West Point graduate and former military judge advocate who practices in says Bottas Case shows that the army is inconsistent in its decisions when selecting reservists for in voluntary Over and this is no peace Waple i  have touched this Case with a 10foot pole if it Hes put the boots on and been in although Botta knew there was a risk that he would be called to duty he assumed that it was very Given his four combat Pursuit of an engineering and employment with military contract he the army Doest it turned Down one with an other pending but unofficially de last it granted Botta a 287day pushing his deploy ment Date to this after an inquiry by Bill lawmakers demand More Tillman papers the associated press san Francisco two influential lawmakers investigating How and when the Bush administration Learned of professional football player turned Pat Tillmans Friendly fire death in Afghanistan accused the White House and Pentagon of withhold ing key documents and renewed their demand for the the White House and defense department have turned Over nearly pages of papers mostly press clippings but the White House cited executive Branch confidentiality interests in refusing to provide other Docu House oversight committee chairman Henry a and Tom the committees to ranking Republic said Friday the documents were they insisted that the defense department turn Over the additional material by july 25 and asked that the White House do Tillman turned Down a Lucra Tive contract with the National football leagues Arizona Cardi nals to join the army following the he was killed april by Friendly fire in the committee said Friday it had scheduled a second hearing on Tillmans death for this time to probe what senior Penta gon officials knew and the document production from the White House Sheds Virtu ally no Light on these Waxman and Davis wrote to White House counsel Fred Field part of a renewed request for additional Nestle Purina pet food Sale prices Good july 2007august 2007 dog Chow dry dog food 22lb regular Price Sale Price Alpo variety pack regular Price Sale Price fancy feast variety pack regular Price Sale Price feast tidy tidy cats litter 14lb regular Price Sale Price 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