He makes no secret of his respect for the common soldier and his disdain for the many politicians whom he feels often put them in harm's way.

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The new policy pertains to single-soldier housing and surrounding common areas at JBER in Anchorage and Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks.

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"No matter what nationality, we can find common ground for us all, " one Bosnian soldier said.

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Melting-pot institutions like the U.S. military prefer not to dwell too much on the particulars of a soldier's culture: Much of their purpose is to substitute personal belief with common standards of behavior.

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