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Title: 82nd Airborne troops headed to Haiti for quake aid
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AP
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100114 ... go_ca_st_pe/us_us_haiti_troops
Published: Jan 14, 2010
Author: Unattributed
Post Date: 2010-01-14 10:11:32 by Fred Mertz
Keywords: Haiti, Earthquake, US Military
Views: 981
Comments: 16
WASHINGTON – More U.S. forces are getting under way as the military ramps up its mission to help earthquake victims in Haiti. An advance group of a little over 100 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division will leave Fort Bragg in North Carolina Thursday. The Army says the group will find locations to set up tents and other essentials in preparation for the arrival of another several hundred from the division on Friday. The soldiers come on top of some 2,200 Marines also on their way as the military prepares to help with security, search and rescue and the delivery of humanitarian supplies. More than a half dozen U.S. military ships also are expected to help, with the largest, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, also arriving Thursday.
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#1. To: Fred Mertz (#0)
They were there once before weren't they? Anyway, I heard Robertson's complete statement about Haiti this morning on Stern on the way in...talk about a disconnect between Reality and Happy Ville...
No Stems No Seeds That You Don't Need...
We don't have enough available troops to really provide the help they need. They're over youknowwhere, nation building.
Yes, I had a professor who jumped into Haiti....I'm going to guess around 1965. I don't recall the details but I'll look it up as the day goes by. Edit: Do'h! It was the Dominican Republic...my bad.
I have only read the headlines ... is Robertson blaming their tragedy because some of them practice "vooo doooo" ...
Thought Clinton sent the 82nd...could be wrong...
No Stems No Seeds That You Don't Need...
He said to get away from France that they made a deal with.... SATAN!!!
No Stems No Seeds That You Don't Need...
Clinton sent a naval vessel but it was turned away by Haitians threatening violence IIRC. Haiti was impoverished and the land raped before the earthquake. I'll have to study my Haiti history today.
I was headed in the right direction ... sounds like him.
See my edit in reply #3.
Now I remember...the 82nd was in the air while Carter negotiated for Aristedes return to office after a coup...
No Stems No Seeds That You Don't Need...
Chyea...eveything is pre ordained...why bother, eh?
No Stems No Seeds That You Don't Need...
Didn't say I agreed with him ... and I don't ... just said it sounded like something HE would say.
And please don't call me "brother" ... you can call me ... well, calling me "friend" would be okay ... lol!
I didn't believe that you had...[possible] friend...[wink]
No Stems No Seeds That You Don't Need...
Gotta go ... enjoyed the exchange ...
You too...later...
No Stems No Seeds That You Don't Need...
#2. To: All (#0)
#3. To: war (#1)
(Edited)
They were there once before weren't they?
#4. To: war (#1)
Anyway, I heard Robertson's complete statement about Haiti this morning ...
#5. To: Fred Mertz (#3)
#6. To: Tater (#4)
#7. To: war (#5)
#8. To: war (#6)
#9. To: war (#5)
#10. To: Fred Mertz (#7)
Clinton sent a naval vessel but it was turned away by Haitians threatening violence...
#11. To: Tater (#8)
#12. To: war (#11)
Chyea...eveything is pre ordained...why bother, eh?
#13. To: war (#11)
why bother ...
#14. To: Tater (#12)
Didn't say I agreed with him ...
#15. To: war (#11)
we should do it again sometime ...
later ...
#16. To: Tater (#15)
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