Word: banners
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...promote Islamic consciousness. In many barracks, soldiers are called to Islamic prayers, and bulletin boards announce courses about the Koran. The army's 3rd Corps even established a separate brigade composed entirely of devout Muslim soldiers and trained by fighters from Islamic countries. Troops marched under the green banner of Islam, charging into battle shouting, "Allahu Akbar!" The army's only remaining non-Muslim general, Jovan Divjak, a Bosnian Serb, holds no real authority and refers to himself as an "Ikebana," a decorative flower...
...happy ending of the banner caper, however, did not go unappreciated...
...glad to have this unique and historic banner back," Macy said...
...disappearance of the banner, which was reported missing on December 9, did not cause a major stir among Adams House residents...
...reading period re-installment of the banner occurred without much ado either...