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Oct 8, 20171 min read

Situational Awareness

Image Credit: Boston Globe In threatening situations, there are essential things to do: 1. Take cover and protect yourself 2. Gather...

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Steven D. Orr

Sep 10, 20171 min read

In the morning I prepared my daily outgoing message and saved it to a disk. There was no hurry about sending it since there wouldn’t be...

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Steven D. Orr

Sep 8, 20171 min read

Our flight to Kasongo and Kindu had to be diverted because of heavy fighting on the ground near the airports. Our personnel in Kindu...

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Steven D. Orr

Sep 6, 20171 min read

Having just been awakened by explosions , we'd quickly taken up a defensive position behind mattresses and furniture. Bullets flew...

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Steven D. Orr

Sep 3, 20171 min read

Ted Kennedy was scheduled to visit Vietnam to review refugee operations. I was assigned to escort his forward team to assist in...

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Steven D. Orr

Jul 29, 20172 min read

The signs were clear. We knew that U.S. advisors were already in Vietnam and we could tell by the logistics messages we processed that...

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Steven D. Orr

Jul 29, 20173 min read

We couldn't be sure; we only knew that the din was growing closer and closer by the second. Maureen and I jumped up. I grabbed my M-2...

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Steven D. Orr

Jul 29, 20172 min read

Being accustomed to seeing occasional army patrols in the posh El Salvador neighborhood, I wasn't concerned to see figures advancing in...

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