Franklin was the officer who ordered Wilkerson's court-martial at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

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After a refuelling stop at Ramstein Air Base, in Germany, the C-17 continued to Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul.

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Some wounded U.S. troops arrived Thursday at Ramstein Air Base in Landstuhl, Germany.

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Quite the contrary: the safe evacuation of all U.S. government personnel from Benghazi twelve hours after the initial attack and subsequently to Ramstein Air Force Base was the result of exceptional U.S. government coordination and military response, and helped save the lives of two severely wounded Americans.

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