African-born officer gets back to his roots with Cameroon mission

First Lt. Soule Malame, far right, of Task Force Toccoa, a 101st Airborne Division-led unit, translates French into English to help a Cameroonian soldier speak with U.S. Army medics during a visit to a medical clinic in Garoua, Cameroon. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons/Released)



By Sean Kimmons U.S. Army News Service May 16, 2017
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