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TOP STORIESU.S. Army medical researchers from Kenya offer mentorship in Nigeria Natural Fire 10: Joint multinational exercise ends with strong emphasis on partnership, cooperation U.S. Army Africa command team lays wreath at Rwandan genocide memorial AFRICOM Command Sgt. Major is welcomed by Natural Fire 10 partner nations 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade takes charge of Task Force Kitgum Commander of U.S. Army Africa discusses partner nation building in Africa. FEATURE STORY
U.S. Army Africa Soldiers commemorate Veteran's Day Soldiers, civilians and family members from U.S. Army Africa and the Vicenza Military Community came together to pay tribute to U.S. veterans, past and present, during a Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony Nov. 12 on Caserma Ederle. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopian veterans of the Korean War gathered at their memorial in Addis Ababa recently to meet with U.S. Army Africa officers. Pictured from left to right are Cpl. Giarma Moia, 80, Lt. Tedesse Kerstos, 82, Maj. Letargachew Abebe, 82 and Capt. Selmare Mikele, 79. Click here to view more photos related to this story. |
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Ethiopian veterans share Korean experience with U.S. Army instructorsADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — U.S. Army Africa officers assigned to the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College (EDCSC), recently spent an afternoon with veterans of the Kagnew Battalion – an Ethiopian unit that fought alongside U.S. troops during the Korean War. Meeting with members of the Ethiopians’ Korea War Veterans Association was the start of a friendship that will continue to grow, said Lt. Col Randy Torno, who helped organized a tour in early November of the veterans museum and memorial, tucked inside a park within the Ethiopian capital. Torno and a team of U.S. Army officers teach at the EDCSC and mentor Ethiopian military instructors. The break from the classroom offered the U.S. Soldiers a glimpse at an often forgotten chapter in military history, Torno said. Read full story | Download photos VIDEO NEWS UPDATE |
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