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Article: Daddy's girl.(FOCUS on People)(Koma Amegble, Isabella Amegble)
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- Soldiers Magazine
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- June 1, 2008
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IT had been more than three years since Spc. Koma Amegble and his family left their baby daughter behind in Africa. Last October, Amegble, of Company A, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, was reunited with his now 4-year-old daughter, Isabella.
Four years ago Amegble and his family lived in the West African nation of Togo. There, a lottery system determines who will receive travel visas to the U.S.
"If you win, you have the opportunity to go to America and have a green card and a Social Security card so you can work," Amegble said.
At the time Amegble entered the lottery, he attached paperwork for his wife and ...