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Soldiers Journal – Return To Africa
Defense Media Activity - Army Productions
May 12, 2017 | 2:01
About a decade ago, Soule Malame left his home country of Togo in search of a better life in America.

Today, he's paying it forward to another West African nation, as part of a U.S. Army mission to strengthen Cameroon's military and its people in defeating Boko Haram and other violent extremists.

A first lieutenant with Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit based just south of the frontlines of Boko Haram in northern Cameroon, Malame uses his cultural identity to be a key part of the mission.

READ MORE: https://www.army.mil/article/187110/african_born_officer_gets_back_to_his_roots_with_cameroon_mission
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