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Bosonic

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Mon Oct 27, 2014, 12:44 PM Oct 2014

Army troops isolated after Africa duty tour [View all]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says dozens of Army soldiers and their two-star general are being isolated at their base in Vicenza, Italy, as they return after serving in West Africa to help with the Ebola fight.

Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, the commander who led the U.S. response in Liberia, returned to Italy with 11 staff. They will be restricted in an isolated location and will not be allowed to go to their homes for 21 days. Several dozen more are returning in the coming days and will also be isolated.

Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, says Army leaders made the decision. So far, it only affects soldiers. He says no exposure incident triggered the decision, but they will be checked regularly for any Ebola symptoms.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/19e38a78ac4e4293b2f36d305aee6bda/army-troops-isolated-after-africa-duty-tour

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smart move heaven05 Oct 2014 #1
I agree... FarPoint Oct 2014 #4
Will be interesting to see if Navy/Marines/Air Force follow suit. TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #2
Will these men & women whine about their TM99 Oct 2014 #3
she was forced to live in a tent!!!! heaven05 Oct 2014 #5
Wrong. TM99 Oct 2014 #9
Like the Army! n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #13
I bet they have running water, showers and flush toilets and heated dwellings. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #6
Wrong. TM99 Oct 2014 #10
It is the know it alls heaven05 Oct 2014 #14
Oh, the irony. TM99 Oct 2014 #15
but, but heaven05 Oct 2014 #16
Is everything is a partisan political issue to you? candelista Oct 2014 #25
everything heaven05 Oct 2014 #29
I'm sorry you see things that way. candelista Oct 2014 #30
I do realize we all like to pretend we have all relevant knowledge at one time or another LanternWaste Oct 2014 #46
So you jump into a sub-thread TM99 Oct 2014 #49
No YOU ARE WRONG. alarimer Oct 2014 #52
Will you submit to living under indefinite martial law until the ebola virus is eradicated? bluedigger Oct 2014 #7
Hyperbole much? TM99 Oct 2014 #11
+1 candelista Oct 2014 #26
Not too much, no. bluedigger Oct 2014 #34
Not at all. TM99 Oct 2014 #37
The nurse knows the protocols and her rights were trampled. She was denied gsdmom Oct 2014 #8
Bullshit. TM99 Oct 2014 #12
Baloney. It was Christie grandstanding and Cuomo being a coward. Darb Oct 2014 #18
They enlisted in the Armed Forces of the US, Darb Oct 2014 #17
Irrelevant. TM99 Oct 2014 #19
Wrong again. Darb Oct 2014 #20
So much talk, so little understanding. TM99 Oct 2014 #21
There is no medical backing for what your man Chrispy did, so......... Darb Oct 2014 #23
You just can't stop with the bullshit can you? TM99 Oct 2014 #28
You agree with Chrispy, so yeah, your man Chrispy, own it. Darb Oct 2014 #41
Yes, all there is is bullshit. TM99 Oct 2014 #44
crhristie is a political hack heaven05 Oct 2014 #31
Whatever happened to civilian control of the military? Of course the strings are being pulled from 24601 Oct 2014 #22
It doesn't matter if she tests positive for ebola tomorrow, or in a week, Darb Oct 2014 #24
You spend any time in uniform? I've 25 years under six administrations and continue to serve as a 24601 Oct 2014 #32
Did I detect a winger talking point in your screed? Darb Oct 2014 #42
You are so far off the mark. There are those throughput society who believe that loyalty is shown 24601 Oct 2014 #50
So you want to wait until people are contagious before quarantining them? candelista Oct 2014 #33
If and when Obama implements a quarantine.... candelista Oct 2014 #27
What kind of quarantine are you guys talking about? Can you describe it please? Darb Oct 2014 #43
What the army is doing. candelista Oct 2014 #48
Anytime someone starts with "I am no fan" dilby Oct 2014 #38
Bullshit. TM99 Oct 2014 #39
thou heaven05 Oct 2014 #40
I bet your suspicions are wrong. TM99 Oct 2014 #45
sounds personal, really heaven05 Oct 2014 #47
I think they probably have running water and showers. alarimer Oct 2014 #51
The Military Times take on this nitpicker Oct 2014 #35
Looks like restriction to barracks nitpicker Oct 2014 #36
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