MONROVIA, Liberia – A gentle early-morning breeze broke through the humidity at Barclay Training Center to ruffle the rows of red, white and blue Liberian flags. Shaded bleachers provided dignitaries and visitors welcome relief from the blazing West African sun. However, members of the media stood exposed to it, pressing against retaining ropes as they strained to catch the best possible photos of troops passing in review before Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. More than one thousand troops, along with members of the Liberian police force and cadet organizations, paraded past, accompanied by a procession of military equipment.
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