Army Pvt. Wilfred A. Vachon Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Vachon of Windham Avenue, is participating in the multi-national peace-keeping force and observers as the primary U.S. military contingent in the Sinai. He is a member of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C..

[Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, Wed, Mar 23, 1983, Page 142]

   Spec. 4 LeAnne Roberts, daughter of Harold and Sherry Roberts of Route 2, Van Buren, is a member of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C., participating in the multi-national peace keeping force and observers (MFO) as the primary U.S. military contingent in the Sinai.
   The MFO, an independent agency responsible to the governments of Israel and Egypt, was established as a result of the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty.
   The mission of the airborne unit is to operate check points and observation posts and conduct reconnaissance patrols along the Sinai Peninsula.  The peninsula is located on the southeast shores of the Mediterranean Sea and extends eastward from the Suez Canal to Israel and southward from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
   The unit will be the third U.S. contingent to serve with the MFO, replacing the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry of Fort Campbell, Ky.
   She is a 1979 graduate of Potosi High School.

[The Current Local, Van Buren, MO, Thu,, Feb 17, 1983, Page 2]

Pfc. Ricky J. Moody, son of Leon and Odell Jackson of McLain, is a member of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C., participating in the multi-national peace-keeping force and observers (MFO) as the primary U.S. military contingent in the Sinai.

[Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, MS, Sun, Feb 20, 1983, Page 2]