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with contributions from Tad Szulc, Lisa Holton, M. P. K. Kutty, Rebecca Gardyn, Heather Menzies, David Blankenhorn

FOLLOWING OPERATION Desert Storm in 1982, the United States and other nations left a contingent of soldiers in the Sinai desert. Many of the men and women of the American units are deeply moved by the knowledge that they are serving in places where Moses lived. Says Capt. Eric W. Olsen, a Lutheran pastor and an Army chaplain, "I've seen some dramatic changes .... The soldiers show less cynicism, less sarcasm and more determination to stand for something greater.... They announce, 'When I go home, I'll be a better husband. I won't take my family for granted like I used to.' "

Tad Szulc
"How Many Can Say, 'I Walked Where Moses Walked'?"
Parade Magazine
December 19, 1999

"ACCORDING TO New York-based Jupiter Communications, an Internet research firm, kids aged 8 to 12 and teens aged 13 to 22 are the largest growth sectors of the Internet population. In 1998, approximately 8.6 million kids and 8.4 million teens were online. By 2002, the research firm predicts 21.9 million kids and 16.6 million teens will be online."

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