Why I Serve: Lt. Col. Fernando Franco

Lt. Col. Fernando Franco, Operations Officer, DCSENG, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, describes what led him to become a U.S. Citizen and how his new found freedoms made him want to give back to his adoptive country by serving in the U.S. Army. (Image from U.S. Army video by Chris House)

By SETAF-Africa Public Affairs , SETAF-Africa Apr 14, 2022

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VICENZA, Italy – The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) hosted a change of responsibility ceremony on Hoekstra Field at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy on Feb. 6, 2024.

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