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Article: 10th Mountain Division is at the ready.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- October 10, 2001
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KARSHI, Uzbekistan _ Just beyond the trees, past the roadblocks and guards, more than 1,200 American troops are holed up on a former Soviet air base. Security is tight and information scarce, but many of the soldiers are from the Army's legendary 10th Mountain Division.
The division _ deployed abroad more than any other Army unit over the past decade _ has a rich and colorful history. Founded 60 years ago, its members have included Nike shoes founder Bill Bowerman, Olympic skier Dev Jennings and former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas.
"It's a tough outfit," said Maj. Gen. Lawson Magruder III, the division's former commander, now retired and living in ...