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                    [Title] => Tagalog-speaking GI Jane a big hit in Sulu
                    [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY —  "Magandang umaga po (Good morning)!" is a simple  greeting for many Filipino soldiers, but one not often spoken by a 23-year-old petite, blonde lady US military sergeant.


Speaking in Tagalog during a gift-giving mission to the remote village of San Jose Gusu, Sergeant Kimberly Lasser drew a local Muslim crowd and became an instant celebrity among the natives.


                    [DatePublished] => 2005-12-23 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño
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                    [Title] => Tagalog-fluent US female soldier charms Maguindanao villagers
                    [Summary] => BARIRA, Maguindanao — Thanks to her fluency in Tagalog, a 22-year-old female US Army soldier became an instant celebrity in a humanitarian mission of American and Filipino soldiers for Muslim villagers here the other day.  


Residents of Barangay Marang, many of them dependents of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels, were delighted to hear Sgt. Kimberly Lasser, of Fort Bragg, converse with her counterparts in the Army’s 6th Infantry Division in fluent Tagalog while she helped unload two tons of medical and relief supplies from a military truck.


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Tagalog-speaking GI Jane a big hit in Sulu

By Roel Pareño | December 23, 2005 - 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY — "Magandang umaga po (Good morning)!" is a simple greeting for many Filipino soldiers, but one not often spoken by a 23-year-old petite, blonde lady US military sergeant. Speaking...

Headlines

Tagalog-fluent US female soldier charms Maguindanao villagers

October 4, 2005 - 12:00am

BARIRA, Maguindanao — Thanks to her fluency in Tagalog, a 22-year-old female US Army soldier became an instant celebrity in a humanitarian mission of American and Filipino soldiers for Muslim villagers here...

Nation