Morrell, 60, a three-year veteran of U.S. Army Special Forces, received his undergraduate degree and law degree from Southern University before being elected to the state legislature in 1983.

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The besieging forces are U.S. Army airborne and special-operations forces from Fort Bragg.

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Smaller bases within the walls house contingents of Australians, U.S. Special Forces, and the Afghan Army.

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The U.S. military is investigating six members of its elite Army Special Forces, or Green Berets, officials said.

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In March 2003, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Clint Douglas, a former Peace Corps volunteer, was deployed to Afghanistan with the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Illinois National Guard, for more than six months.

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