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AS Yilma Belachew gazed upon memorial stones honoring fallen Ethiopian comrades, his memories drifted back to bodies rolling down a hillside in Korea, where he fought alongside U.S. Soldiers.

Belachew, then a 20-year-old captain with the Kagnew Battalion, was among United Nations troops who fought communist forces on the Korean peninsula. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the start of that conflict.

WHEN U.S. Army Africa wrapped up Natural Fire 10 in Uganda in October, it marked a change in the way Soldiers conduct missions on the continent. Not only was it the command's first major exercise, it was also its debut as the newest Army service component command.

WHEN Maj. Mike Walter makes the five-hour drive from U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya's Nairobi headquarters to the command's field stations in western Kenya, he brakes for zebras, warthogs and baboons.

Ethiopia - Kagnew veterans share memories of Korean War AS Yilma Belachew gazed upon memorial stones honoring fallen Ethiopian comrades, his memories...
USARAF serving in Africa WHEN U.S. Army Africa wrapped up Natural Fire 10 in Uganda in October, it marked a change in...
Making an impact through research WHEN Maj. Mike Walter makes the five-hour drive from U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya's...

Additional Articles

WHEN 1st Lt. Victoria Lynn Watson deployed to Uganda for Natural Fire 10, she never imagined using her labor and delivery nursing skills-but she did, twice.

Army Reserve nurse delivers baby in rural Uganda

Story by Maj. Corey Schultz

WHEN 1st Lt. Victoria Lynn Watson deployed to Uganda for Natural Fire 10, she never imagined using her labor and delivery nursing skills-but she did, twice.

WHEN Staff Sgt. John Okumu joined the U.S. Army five years ago, he never dreamed he would one day deploy to Africa, the continent he once called home.

Role model for Ugandan teens

Story by Lt. Col. David Konop

WHEN Staff Sgt. John Okumu joined the U.S. Army five years ago, he never dreamed he would one day deploy to Africa, the continent he once called home.

AN Army civil affairs officer known for his humanitarian efforts in northern Uganda was posthumously honored when U.S. and Ugandan officials dedicated a school renovation to his memory.

Civil affairs officer honored in Uganda

Story by Rick Scavetta (U.S. Army Africa)

AN Army civil affairs officer known for his humanitarian efforts in northern Uganda was posthumously honored when U.S. and Ugandan officials dedicated a school renovation to his memory.

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