Brigadier General James R. Hemly (left) reads a Unit Award from the Department of Health and Human Services to Sergeant First Class Anderson (center) during the closing ceremony that marks the end of the Joint Task Force (JTF) mission Operation PROVIDE REFUGE. It was held at the Kosovar refugee Welcome Center in the "Freedom Village". General Thomas A. Schwartz, Commander Forces Command, stands to the right. During PROVIDE REFUGE the JTF was prepared to receive, house and process up to 20,000 ethnic Albanian refugees. The refugee "Freedom Village" was set up in the old brigade area of Fort Dix
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE REFUGE
Base: Fort Dix
State: New Jersey (NJ)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM
Scene Camera Operator: Keith Dillon, Civilian, USA
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
09/07/1999
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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