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May-17-2010 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

Afghan: US ranks harbor soldier chef in the field - The Associated Press

FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan — The oldest soldier in Alpha Company has lived hard. He shuttled through foster homes in San Francisco as a child, busted his nose and scraped his knuckles in street brawls as a young man, deployed as a U.S. military medic in Iraq and campaigned against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.

What has lifted this soldier through the hard times is a love of food.

U.S. Army Sgt. Abel Aceituno, 42, relies on the memories of food he has eaten in the past, and the dream of opening a restaurant in the future. It's his way of burrowing into private yearnings when comforts and safety are scarce.

For Aceituno, eating is more than refueling. He talks about food as both fun and sacred. Taste buds quiver.


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