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Richard D'Emilio, a decorated World War II veteran, fights back tears while comparing his experience to that of the troops in the Persian Gulf.
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New York police officers armed with rifles guard the area outside the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.
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''The day he's gone, I go back,'' said Jabbar Alroumi, referring to Saddam Hussein. Alrouimi joined several other Iraqi men watching Al Jazeera broadcasts at the Jerusalem Cafe in Paterson.
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Lisa Vereen, a member of the 744th MP Battalion based in Bethlehem, Pa., prays in the chapel at Fort Dix, a major center for Army Reserve and National Guard units. She is shipping out soon to the Persian Gulf.
