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A BRAZILIAN NCO IN A UN FORCE
Sergeant Torres is a Brazilian Platoon Sergeant in a United Nations protection force at a refugee camp in the middle of a war zone. The mission of this force is to protect the refugees from local bandits, militia and the belligerents. A humanitarian organization ____ the camp, while Torres and his comrades provide security. A week ago, fighting ____ the supply route. Despite rationing, Torres and his fellow soldiers ____ nothing to eat for three days and are on their last bottles of water in a hot, dry, desert climate. Refugees, especially children, ____ at an increasing rate now, and the humanitarian worker warns that hundreds more ____ soon if the refugee camp does not receive water and food. Sergeant Torres and the other soldiers remain firm and alert in spite of the signs of dehydration and weakness from starvation.