SOMALIA - Twenty years have passed since a contingent of 1,800 U.S. Marines and nearly 200 French troops participated in Operation Restore Hope in an effort to restore order to Somalia.
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Twenty years have passed since a contingent of 1,800 U.S. Marines and nearly 200 French troops participated in Operation Restore Hope in an effort to restore order to Somalia. In this file photo, a Somali boy runs towards a relief convoy as it arrives in a village 15 miles northwest of Baidoa as a French legionnaire in firing position ensures the safe arrival of the food.
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Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Updated Sunday, Dec 2 at 6:48 PM
SOMALIA - Twenty years have passed since a contingent of 1,800 U.S. Marines and nearly 200 French troops participated in Operation Restore Hope in an effort to restore order to Somalia.
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