Voice from the Commonwealth
Commentary, World Views and Occasional Rants from a small 'l' libertarian in Massachussetts

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams
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Monday, July 29, 2002

US Army bringing supplies sent by Americans to orphans in Afghanistan.

``People with nothing need everything,'' said Cole, of the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion — reservists from Knoxville, Tenn. He started coming out a month ago, bringing different soldiers to expose them to Afghan life outside their headquarters at Bagram air base, about nine miles away. ``It's a grass-roots effort that has done real well,'' Cole said. ``I think we've got the greatest job in Afghanistan. We get outside the wire, meet people, show other soldiers what we're here for.''

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