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(Soundbite of music) SHAPIRO: Deborah Amos's report is a collaboration with "America Abroad," a monthly public radio program about international affairs.

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(Soundbite of music) SHAPIRO: Deborah Amos's report is a collaboration with "America Abroad," a monthly public radio program about international affairs.

Syrian Youth Unprepared For Market-Driven Economy 2010

Part motivational speech, part meet-and-greet, Gen. Amos's visit with Okinawa-based Marines was his first stop in the western Pacific since he became commandant at the end of October.

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(Soundbite of music) SHAPIRO: Deborah Amos's report is a collaboration with "America Abroad," a monthly public radio program about international affairs.

Syrian Youth Unprepared For Market-Driven Economy 2010

This trip was Gen. Amos's first chance to meet with many of the Marines who took part in the relief effort, which saw Marines clearing and removing debris from the stricken airport at Sendai, delivering food, water and fuel to northern Japan and helping evacuate some American citizens after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Military Chiefs to Work on Cutting $400 Billion Nathan Hodge 2011

This trip was Gen. Amos's first chance to meet with many of the Marines who took part in the relief effort, which saw Marines clearing and removing debris from the stricken airport at Sendai, delivering food, water and fuel to northern Japan and helping evacuate some American citizens after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Military Chiefs to Work on Cutting $400 Billion Nathan Hodge 2011

Gen. Amos's Pacific focus also appears to be a pre-emptive strike in looming budget battles.

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I sincerely hope Gen. Amos's reorientation toward the Pacific will be a naval one.

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But just two days after Amos's death, the neighbors awoke to find trash and garbage everywhere.

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Part motivational speech, part meet-and-greet, Gen. Amos's visit with Okinawa-based Marines was his first stop in the western Pacific since he became commandant at the end of October.

Military Chiefs to Work on Cutting $400 Billion Nathan Hodge 2011