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Carter said he was impressed with the young soldiers he served with in Afghanistan. “I pray that our youth will continue to learn and under stand that freedom is not free, and that military service is an honor and a sacrifice that must be made to continue to ensure the freedoms that we enjoy.” After serving active duty in the United States Air Force for seven years. Carter worked for the Department of Defense as a software developer. He came to A&M in 1981, and has been here for 22 years. “The best thing about A&M is the people,” he said. “From the leadership on down to the students. Aggies possess the unique trait of being able to set aside personal differences and unify to reach amazing goals.” Carter said this is something he has not seen elsewhere and it is the reason he will likely never leave A&M. The Texas Medical Diagnostic Lab performs labo ratory support for thousands of veterinary hospitals in Texas, the rest of the United States and overseas. Carter said. He said his research since 1983 has involved the development and testing of computer-aided diag nostic software for animal and human medicine. He previously held a part- time lecturing position where he team-taught courses in epidemi ology, zoonotic diseases and informatics. Carter’s military record out side Operation Anaconda is diverse. He served a year in the Vietnam Theatre with the 22nd Bomb Wing and participated in four counter-offensives during the Tet Offensive. He also served 105 days in Desert Storm, but said he never made it further than Florida before the war ended. He also had short tours in Korea, South America, Europe and Alaska. While serving in Alaska in 2000, Carter said he nearly, fell through the ice on a shoreline in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. He said that moment comes close to being the most exciting thing that has ever happened to him, second only to meeting his wife, Ronda. The Carters live in College Station with their dog. Princess. Ronda is also a veteran of Desert Storm in the USAF, and Princess is a German shepherd, one of the main breeds used for explosive and mine detection. He also serves as the presi dent of the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial, and partici pated in its dedication on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2002. Carter has been enlisted for 36 years and said people ask him why, at 54, he is still with the military. “I have a passion for the United States of America, free dom, and all the opportunities I have had to live a rich and full life,” he said. “My military service is something I consider one small way to attempt to return the favor of the privilege of being able to be born and to live in this country.” have ensured Republicans as many as 20 of the state’s 32® gressional seats and would hast forced out several Democrats. Texas Democratic Par Chairwoman Molly Be Malcolm called Perry “Delay’s puppet.” Malcolm said tlie Republican redistricting pushed during the regular sion needlessly divided Texas by isolating rural voters in ban districts. “Rural Texans, Hispanicsaml African-Americans all under the DeLay redistrictt plan,” Malcolm said. “There i no reason to believe they won’t try again to jam down our throats the same sort of outra geous plan.” Craddick said lawmakers, not judges, should decide tie voting districts. “My question to those who inevitably will criticize this process is: Would you rather have three unelected judges steer this process or would you prefer that the duly elected rep resentatives of the people of Texas do it? The answer is clear The people should decide, not federal judges,” Craddick said. Rep. Mike Villareal, D-San Antonio, vice chair of the House Redistricting Committee and one of the lawmakers who bolt ed to Oklahoma, said Democrats had been waiting for Perry to make his move. “It’s like watching a murder mystery,” Villareal said. “Yon know the bad guy is in the dark room holding the gun and yon know he’s going to pull the trigger, but you’re shocked when he does.” He said the Democrats will meet in Austin over the next few days to decide how they will face the issue during the special session. Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, one of the organizers of the walkout, wouldn’t comment on what Democrats will do. “The delegation is united that this is the wrong thing to do," Dunnam said of the special ses sion. “I think there are a lotol options for the special session." Baghdad Continued from page 1 bayonet-mounted assault rifles standing behind razor-edged concertina wire. The U.S. Central Command said the violence began when protesters tossed rocks at a U.S. con voy as it tried to pass through. “One demonstrator pulled out a weapon and began shooting,” said a statement from Central Command hours after the incident. “U.S. forces responded, killing two of the demonstrators.” Samir Mizban, an Associated Press photogra pher, said a civilian driver fired a pistol into the air after crowds began smashing his car. Mizban said the protesters were stoning every vehicle within range. “It was a new car. The demonstrators broke the windscreen with wooden sticks. The driver tried to escape, so he fired in the air with his pistol,” Mizban said. After the driver fired his gun, the enraged crowd threw rocks at the American soldiers blocking the palace gate and at journalists, who fled. That’s when the U.S. troops opened fire. Mizban said. Raad Mohammed, a former army officer who was among the protesters, said his friend was shot in the right shoulder. Mohammed’s checkered shirt was stained with what he said was his friend’s blood. Mohammed said he and others were about to put the wounded man in a car when American troops approached and said, “We’ll take care of him,” and took him inside the compound. The military said two wounded Iraqis were treated at the 1st Armored Division’s aid station in the palace complex, but both died of their wounds. The shooting could fuel criticism that American troops are too heavy-handed with Iraqi protesters. New York-based Human Rights Watch issued a report Tuesday saying troops used exces sive force in the city of Fallujah when they shot and killed 20 protesters and wounded nearly 90 on April 28 and April 30. The group said its investigators found no evi dence to support American assertions that troops fired on gunmen in the crowd. The military had no immediate comment on the report, but said it was conducting an inquiry. 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