The leader of the coup, Master Sergeant Samuel Doe, summoned Mrs Johnson Sirleaf to the executive mansion.

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The former US Army master sergeant's injuries were so bad the medics thought he would not survive.

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Master Sergeant JON FEISS (Air Force): It's like being in Macy's again, you know, and you're nine years old.

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It reminds Air Force Master Sergeant Jon Feiss(ph) of Christmas and Santa's grotto.

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The Smith collection started when Mr. Ziegler, a 60-year-old retired Air Force master sergeant, read about a collector of thousands of business cards.

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Mr. Gatewood returned to Northern Virginia from Marine Support Battalion, Rota, Spain during July 1987, and retired from active duty at the rank of Master Sergeant.

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Air Force Master Sergeant Heather Adkins.

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Their leader, a semi-literate master-sergeant named Samuel Doe, moved out of his tiny shack and into the palace, declaring himself president.

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Mr Miller was a master-sergeant in the army and a self-described redneck when he joined his first white racist group in 1974.

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