Spanish American War Battle Site

Europa Newswire August 21 2010 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 walk up the hill where on July 14, 1898, Sgt. John H. Quick and Pvt. John Fitzgerald performed heroic actions that earned them both the Medal of Honor. The 30 Marines had the unique opportunity [...]

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U.N. Approves 3,500 Troops in Haiti, to Provide Security Buffer

Europa Newswire Photo: Luiz Rampelotto By Amy Lieberman January 20, 2010 UNITED NATIONS – The Security Council’s Tuesday authorization of deploying additional 1,500-police officers and 2,000 peacekeeper troops to Haiti sends a clear message, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “The world is with Haiti,” Ban remarked yesterday. Just as clear, perhaps, is the message the [...]

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General Assembly Condemns U.S. Embargo on Cuba

Europa NewsWire. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe. United Nations, October 28 2009 – The General Assembly adopts a resolution condemning the United States embargo against Cuba. The resolution was adopted with 187 votes for, 3 against – by Israel, Palau and United States – and 2 abstentions – by Marshall Islands and Micronesia. Source: UN Photo.

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An Open Book

EUROPA NEWSWIRE. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Veshannah Lovelace. Guantanamo Bay, CU – Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam J. Anderson, a Joint Task Force Guantanamo intelligence analyst stationed at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shares "An Open Book," his collection of 44 poems composed while deployed to Guantanamo and published in late September [...]

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Didn’t Kill Radio Star

EUROPA NEWSWIRE.Photo by David Mclean. GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Hidden between the dozen or so Spanish-speaking Cuban radio stations are three classic American radio station channels run by service members at the Defense Media Activity Broadcast Detachment, U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The channels sound different than stateside stations with a broader variety of [...]

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