Some of the few remaining Kosovo refugees sit in the audience along with soldiers, civilian employees and volunteers as they listen to guest speaker General Thomas A. Schwartz (not shown). They gathered during the closing ceremony that marks the end of the Joint Task Force (JTF) mission Operation PROVIDE REFUGE held at the Welcome Center in the "Freedom Village". During PROVIDE REFUGE the JTF was prepared to receive, house and process up to 20,000 ethnic Albanian refugees. The refugee 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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