American Military Relief Effort Picks Up Steam
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The American military relief operation picked up steam Monday, with U.S. helicopters dropping off cartons of food aid in Sumatra and warships with 2,200 Marines arriving in the Malacca Straits to ferry supplies to the tsunami-battered Indonesian island.
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An unprecedented world relief drive to shelter, treat and feed millions of survivors of Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster kicked into high gear Friday as donations poured in and aid planes and ships _ including a US aircraft carrier
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In an outpouring of generosity with few parallels in US history, Americans are sending millions of dollars to charities that are providing water, food, shelter, medicine, blankets, and other supplies to survivors of the colossal tsunami that ravaged broad swaths of Asia.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A massive US military relief operation picked up steam yesterday, with helicopters dropping off cartons of food aid in Sumatra and warships with 2,200 Marines arriving in the Malacca Straits to ferry supplies to the tsunami-battered Indonesian island.
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Americans gave millions of dollars in the past year to veterans charities designed to help troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, but several of the groups spent relatively little money on the wounded, according to a leading watchdog organization and federal tax filings.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
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President Bush on Thursday said American's military "is making a significant difference" for tsunami victims, despite demands by Indonesia that foreign troops leave the ravaged Aceh province by the end of March.
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Relief supplies were arriving in south Asia Wednesday, but getting them where they&#39;re needed the most is proving to be a challenge.
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Before last week, AbuSayed Mahfuz didn't hesitate to donate to Life for Relief and Development, an international Muslim humanitarian organization that is active in Iraq and Afghanistan and has partnered with the U.S. government.
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WASHINGTON: Private groups and individuals across America continue to make generous contributions to the massive relief effort now underway internationally to help the victims of the deadly tsunami that hit 11 countries, causing widespread devastation
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Officials and volunteers broke ground Saturday on a $4 million support center for the families of severely wounded soldiers who seek treatment and rehabilitation here.
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US aid for tsunami survivors in Indonesia could help temper anti-American sentiments.
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The U.S. military is likely to wrap up its relief efforts for tsunami victims in Indonesia this month, a Navy commander said Saturday, a move that would end the biggest American military operation in Southeast Asia since the Vietnam War.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Jan. 15 -- U.S. military commanders in South Asia said Saturday that they had nearly completed emergency relief missions in the tsunami-battered areas of Thailand and Sri Lanka and could withdraw the bulk of American troops within two weeks. But the devastated western coast of Indonesia could need foreign military assistance for some time, they said.
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U.S. troops handed over medical supplies to Iraqi relief workers Friday amid a siege of a northeastern ethnic Turkish city where Iraqi and American forces are trying to root out hundreds of militants.
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Elite military forces are conducting special counterterrorism missions in support of civilian agencies in the United States.
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US companies are expected to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars in relief aid to tsunami-hit Asia, but some may be slower to help since the sudden disaster