Army unit details on Saudi deployment and Fort Detrick ties
Eight Detrick soldiers associated with the XVII Airborne Corps deployed to Saudi Arabia. The unit and colleagues at Fort Detrick's U S Army Medical Materiel Agency supplied much of the medical equipment arriving at a Persian Gulf depot. Our main thrust in Saudi Arabia was to ensure hospitals and other facilities remained stocked.
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N.C
Xvii Airborne Corps
Saudi Arabia
Persian Gulf
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency
Fort Detrick
Byron Aide Reflects On Saudi Trip And Media Fracas
Mrs. Byron on her Saudi visit recalls a tense pants episode and praise for Patriot missile battery troops. She notes eight Saudi trips, a large press presence, and her work informing troops about local customs on the House Armed Services Committee. Col. Hill confirms shortages were addressed. The 153rd unit's Honduras 1989 and Panama 1990 deployments are noted with Fort Detrick as base. Returning soldiers include Lt. Sean Morgan and several noncommissioned officers from multiple states and territories.
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Col. Hill
Saudi Arabia
153Rd
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency
Fort Detrick
Puerto Rico
Teri Clark
Dayton
Ohio
Anthony Samba
Summit
Jil
Linda Brackeen
Lansing
Mich
Spec
Artavious Wilson
Richmond
Port cheers as 6000 sailors return from Persian Gulf
Crowds and boats line the Mayport route to welcome the USS Saratoga group and four accompanying ships Elmer Montgomery Sampson Spruance and Philippines Sea as they arrive ahead of schedule from the Middle East marking a triumphant return for the crew.
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Florida Port
Persian Gulf
Mayport Naval Station
Fla
USS Saratoga
Middle East
Saratoga
Elmer Montgomery
Sampson
Spruance
Phillipines
Judge drops charges against Winnie Mandela co defendant
In Johannesburg, judge drops all charges against 18 year old Nompumelele Falati in Winnie Mandela kidnapping and assault case finding insufficient evidence. Falati cried and embraced Mandela as verdict of innocent was recorded.
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Winnie Mandela
Johannesburg
South Africa
Nompumelele Falati
Mandela
M.S. Stegmann
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Miss Falati
Stegmann
Scott Key Center Expands Supported Employment Efforts
In 1986 the center started a supported employment program placing 26 workers with Frederick County agencies and businesses. It also aids 14 clients in dining services at Hood College, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Citizens Nursing Home, Program Resources, and Roy Rogers. A new small business recharges laser printer cartridges, with a bid placed on a state contract.
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Scott Key Center
Frederick County
Frederick City
Hood College
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Citizens Nursing Home
Program Resources Inc
Roy Rogers Restaurants
Beeson
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Detrick
Byron
Scott Key
Rew Boy
Briggs & Stratton Engines
Piet
B&s VC
B&s
Southern States Tire & Battery
Urbana Pike
Frederick
Carroll County Bank
Carroll County Bank and Trust Company
IRA
Carroll County
CCB
FDIC
Allegany Optical
National Optical Chain
SRO
Ivy Hall
Frederick Towne Mall
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