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Distant Runner, Rwanda NEO, 9 Apr 1994-15 Apr 1994

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Operation Distant Runner

USAFE supported Air Mobility Command (AMC) and US Marines evacuating 148 Americans and 82 others from Rwanda after fierce fighting broke out between Hutus and Tutsis.
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