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- [Correspondent] Members of
the Area Support Team Balkans

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and soldiers in Multinational
Battle Group - East

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spent the day donating good
to Ferizaj General Hospital.

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Some of the goods included clothing,

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sheets, and pillows for those in need.

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The AST Balkans have
coordinated donations for

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the past six years, and have given over

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60 trucks full of goods to the community.

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- It's wonderful. It's been a joy

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to be able to do this the last few years

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and help so many people in need.

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We have gotten feedback
from the women's shelter,

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from the Red Cross, from the communities

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and I think what's important is

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we don't differentiate between Serbian

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and Kosovo-Albanian communities.

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We give to whoever's most in need.

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- Any time you can do
anything for another person,

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I think that's a priceless moment.

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To share those little bits and ensure

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that we're not wasteful

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that those things that
we may not need anymore

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but someone else can use those

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and it'll make a big difference to them.

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- [Correspondent] Soldiers
from Task Force Medical

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also took the opportunity
to interact with their

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local counterparts at the hospital.

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The engagement together will help promote

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future events and continue to build

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relationships within the Kosovo community.

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- Because we were coming to a hospital,

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this was an opportunity to come

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and meet our local providers

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and meet our local teams

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and be able to create an opportunity

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in which our providers can
meet with their providers,

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create education opporunities,

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share knowledge, share techniques, tactics

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and allow each side to learn from those

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and grow in their skill sets.

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- [Correspondent] Reporting
from Camp Bondsteel,

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I'm Army Corporal David Santiago.