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Camp Doha Provides Many Services to U.S. Military in Kuwait
Aired February 20, 2003 - 07:41 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's in the meantime check in with Bill Hemmer, who is standing by in Kuwait at a pretty popular spot in Camp Doha: the food court. I think Jack and I recognize every single fast food establishment behind you.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, there's a lot of it too, Paula, and a huge supermarket too, and the shelves are cleaned out literally on a daily basis. They're cleaned out because the Marines and the soldiers get a chance every month or two months to come down here.
Say hello to Lance Corporal Kathleen Canna (ph). How are you?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Good. How are you?
HEMMER: You have done some shopping, haven't you?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, we have.
HEMMER: How many Marines are you trying to feed out in the desert right now with this shipment?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Somewhere in the zone of I'd say about 500.
HEMMER: Five hundred.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Five hundred.
HEMMER: What are the requests? What are they looking for?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Anything from back home that is usually on the shelves back in our supermarkets -- cookies...
HEMMER: Cookies.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... goodies, snacks.
HEMMER: I see potato chips.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right.
HEMMER: What is this here? Oodles of noodles. Very nice. And some combos as well. What do you think it does for the men and women out in the desert to see you come back with this load?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The smiles on their faces couldn't be any bigger. They feel like they're kind of back home for a minute.
HEMMER: Yes, some of the people we've talked to, though, only get a chance to come here one maybe every two months.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: How often have you been here?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is my first time.
HEMMER: First time. What do you think?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Awesome.
HEMMER: An oasis?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: An oasis. It's like a mirage.
HEMMER: Have you hit the fast food?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, we did.
HEMMER: And?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My stomach hurts.
HEMMER: KFC or Hardees?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hardees.
HEMMER: Nice. Nice selection.
Quickly here, we're going to be bringing you a lot more stories here throughout the day, but, Paula, I want to introduce you to a guy. You know, we try to find the soldier, the Marine who has basically been out the longest. We call it the long-distance trooper.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Glasgow is from the U.S. Navy. And the reason why we're so interested in this guy's story is because there's a lot of downtime in the military, right?
JASON GLASGOW, PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS, U.S. NAVY: Yes, sir.
HEMMER: You guys get bored sometimes, right?
GLASGOW: Yes, we do.
HEMMER: For our viewers, tell us what books and how many you have read going back to the first week in November when you were deployed out here?
GLASGOW: The first book I picked up on the plane was "Moby Dick," and after I finished "Moby Dick," I moved on to "100 Years of Solitude." After that, I picked up "War and Peace," which I suffered through. Once I got done with that, I picked up "Master and Commander." When that was done, I picked up a book called "Guns Up." Then I moved on to "Lord of the Rings." And right now, I'm reading "The Nightingale's Song."
HEMMER: How long is "War and Peace" by the way?
GLASGOW: It's a lot of pages, a little close to 2,000. I can't remember correctly.
HEMMER: Nonetheless, it passes the time, right?
GLASGOW: Yes, it does.
HEMMER: Good deal. Good story. Good luck to you out there.
GLASGOW: Thank you.
HEMMER: Thanks for taking part.
Kathleen (ph)? Those guys out there have a lot to be thankful for. Good luck, OK?
Much more in the next hour.
Paula -- back to you. See you again shortly here in Camp Doha.
ZAHN: Looks like some very good shopping indeed. Thanks, Bill.
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Aired February 20, 2003 - 07:41 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's in the meantime check in with Bill Hemmer, who is standing by in Kuwait at a pretty popular spot in Camp Doha: the food court. I think Jack and I recognize every single fast food establishment behind you.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, there's a lot of it too, Paula, and a huge supermarket too, and the shelves are cleaned out literally on a daily basis. They're cleaned out because the Marines and the soldiers get a chance every month or two months to come down here.
Say hello to Lance Corporal Kathleen Canna (ph). How are you?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Good. How are you?
HEMMER: You have done some shopping, haven't you?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, we have.
HEMMER: How many Marines are you trying to feed out in the desert right now with this shipment?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Somewhere in the zone of I'd say about 500.
HEMMER: Five hundred.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Five hundred.
HEMMER: What are the requests? What are they looking for?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Anything from back home that is usually on the shelves back in our supermarkets -- cookies...
HEMMER: Cookies.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... goodies, snacks.
HEMMER: I see potato chips.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right.
HEMMER: What is this here? Oodles of noodles. Very nice. And some combos as well. What do you think it does for the men and women out in the desert to see you come back with this load?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The smiles on their faces couldn't be any bigger. They feel like they're kind of back home for a minute.
HEMMER: Yes, some of the people we've talked to, though, only get a chance to come here one maybe every two months.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's...
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: How often have you been here?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is my first time.
HEMMER: First time. What do you think?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Awesome.
HEMMER: An oasis?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: An oasis. It's like a mirage.
HEMMER: Have you hit the fast food?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, we did.
HEMMER: And?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My stomach hurts.
HEMMER: KFC or Hardees?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hardees.
HEMMER: Nice. Nice selection.
Quickly here, we're going to be bringing you a lot more stories here throughout the day, but, Paula, I want to introduce you to a guy. You know, we try to find the soldier, the Marine who has basically been out the longest. We call it the long-distance trooper.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Glasgow is from the U.S. Navy. And the reason why we're so interested in this guy's story is because there's a lot of downtime in the military, right?
JASON GLASGOW, PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS, U.S. NAVY: Yes, sir.
HEMMER: You guys get bored sometimes, right?
GLASGOW: Yes, we do.
HEMMER: For our viewers, tell us what books and how many you have read going back to the first week in November when you were deployed out here?
GLASGOW: The first book I picked up on the plane was "Moby Dick," and after I finished "Moby Dick," I moved on to "100 Years of Solitude." After that, I picked up "War and Peace," which I suffered through. Once I got done with that, I picked up "Master and Commander." When that was done, I picked up a book called "Guns Up." Then I moved on to "Lord of the Rings." And right now, I'm reading "The Nightingale's Song."
HEMMER: How long is "War and Peace" by the way?
GLASGOW: It's a lot of pages, a little close to 2,000. I can't remember correctly.
HEMMER: Nonetheless, it passes the time, right?
GLASGOW: Yes, it does.
HEMMER: Good deal. Good story. Good luck to you out there.
GLASGOW: Thank you.
HEMMER: Thanks for taking part.
Kathleen (ph)? Those guys out there have a lot to be thankful for. Good luck, OK?
Much more in the next hour.
Paula -- back to you. See you again shortly here in Camp Doha.
ZAHN: Looks like some very good shopping indeed. Thanks, Bill.
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