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2005-02-26 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2005-02-26 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 two Albanian-born U.S. Marines have been killed

Whoa, that's 3 SD away from expected. Seriously, I wonder how many Albanian born Marines there are? Hmmmmm.

Posted by Shipman 2005-02-26 11:46:19 AM|| 2005-02-26 11:46:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The Marines have historically allowed foreigners into the Corps. Fast track to citizenship.

Posted by Brett 2005-02-26 12:47:58 PM|| 2005-02-26 12:47:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I know, but jeez I can see Mexicans, Poles, Italians, Morrocans, Nigerians... but Albanians?

Posted by Shipman 2005-02-26 1:45:56 PM|| 2005-02-26 1:45:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Getting away from the political chaos in the former Yugoslavia. Greece is full of Albanians these days, so sayeth my old next-door neighbor, from when I lived in Athens. Doesn't surprise me at all.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2005-02-26 1:59:50 PM|| [http://www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-02-26 1:59:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I recall reading that back during the Kosovo war, Albanians in NYC were joining up.

Not necessarily in droves of course but our guys helping out in Kosovo gave the recent immigrants a warm, fuzzy feeling towards the US military. That and the citizenship angle.

Posted by JDB 2005-02-26 6:39:23 PM|| 2005-02-26 6:39:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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