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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There, a U.S. C-9 transport would pick the three up and transfer them to the American airbase in Ramstein, Germany.

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Also at Ramstein were eight international peacekeepers hurt while they were defusing missiles, an accident that killed five other peacekeepers.

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