Yet, after images of tsunami, missile attacks and desert combat fade, the stock market continues on its way.

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Arabia but committing none to combat in Desert Storm.

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Analysts say their foot soldiers are experienced desert fighters and are likely to face combat, with the bulk of the Ecowas troops providing more of a policing role.

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His combat experience includes close-quarters battle, desert patrols and training foreign allies, it says.

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Lilyea, a former sergeant who fought in Desert Storm, wrote he was opposed to women in combat units, not because women are a distraction but because he thinks the Army and other services will be required to accept more women than are qualified or can be trained.

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Representative Giffords is a true Arizona gal, a blue-dog Democrat who prefers riding horses and motorcycles to limos, backs a strong military and is, in fact, married to Navy pilot and combat veteran Mark Kelly (he flew 39 missions in Operation Desert Storm and now commands space shuttle missions).

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Gameplay in the video shows a bombed-out Los Angeles, urban combat through city streets and ... horseback chases through the desert.

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Wartime service: During Operation Desert Storm, Keating was deputy commander, Carrier Air Wing 17, participating in combat operations in from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga.

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Combat experience: Harrell served in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm.

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