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Roswellite opposes threat in Gulf deployment
Roswell teen Christopher Micklevitz, a USS Tripoli mechanic and 1991 Roswell High graduate, served with an amphibious ready group off Kuwait as Saddam Hussein moved 80 000 Republican Guard troops toward the border. The Tripoli group, including USS Cleveland USS Rushmore and USS Fort McHenry, carried 2000 Marines and supported U S firepower during the crisis. Secretary Perry praised the sailors and marines for their role in deterring Iraqi aggression.
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