MLB MILITARY MILITARY Young Astros bullpen Milley apologizes ‘Terminal Lance’ quickly maturing for making quip at author returns with during postseason Schiff’s expense new graphic novel Back page Page 3 Page 4 Navy: Basic measures effectively stem virus aboard warships » Page 8 stripes.com Volume 79, No. 123 ©SS 2020 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas AFGHANISTAN VIRUS OUTBREAK Former troops watch children deploy to fight in same war BY J.P. LAWRENCE AND PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN Stars and Stripes KABUL, Afghanistan — Nine- teen years ago on Wednesday, a generation of Americans deployed to Afghanistan to root out the ter- rorists behind the 9/11 attacks, believing that by fighting in the country more than 7,400 miles away, they would spare their chil- dren the need to do so too. But as the U.S. war in Afghani- stan begins its 20th year, some of those same service members have watched as their sons and daughters have deployed to con- tinue the fight. “When we started this, people asked why I was going, and my response was, ‘So my sons don’t have to fight this war,’ ” said Mas- ter Sgt. Trevor deBoer, who has deployed to Afghanistan three times with the 20th Special Forc- es Group since 2002. Trump, still infectious, back at Nearly two decades later, de- Boer’s son, Spc. Payton Sluss, also served in Afghanistan — includ- ing at Forward Operating Base Fenty, north of the city of Jalala- bad, where deBoer had served. White House – without mask “My feet were walking the same land you were,” Sluss said to his father in a joint phone inter- Associated Press Trump’s message alarmed infectious dis- from the portico terrace, where aides had view with Stars and Stripes. ease experts and suggested the president’s arranged American flags for the sunset oc- The war, and Afghanistan itself, WASHINGTON — President Donald own illness had not caused him to rethink casion. He entered the White House, where were very different when Sluss Trump is back at the White House, dramati- his often-cavalier attitude toward the dis- aides were visible milling about the Blue arrived in 2018. The U.S. had cally returning from the military hospital ease, which has also infected the first lady Room, without wearing a face covering. shifted its focus from eliminat- where he was receiving an unprecedented and several White House aides, including The president left Walter Reed National ing 9/11 masterminds al-Qaida, level of care for COVID-19. He immediately new cases revealed Monday. Military Medical Center, where his doctor, who had been given safe haven by ignited a new controversy by declaring that Landing Monday night at the White House Navy Cmdr. Sean Conley, said earlier Mon- the ruling Taliban, to rebuilding despite his illness the nation should not fear on Marine One, Trump gingerly climbed day that the president remains contagious the country and training Afghan the virus that has killed more than 210,000 the South Portico steps, removed his mask and would not be fully “out of the woods” forces. At the same time, the Americans — and then entering the execu- and declared, “I feel good.” He gave a dou- for another week but that Trump had met Taliban regained strength and tive mansion without a protective mask. ble thumbs-up to the departing helicopter SEE TRUMP ON PAGE 9 launched an insurgency against the American-led coalition. Around 150 troops from the President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room after returning from Walter Reed National Military U.S.-led coalition had been killed Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., to the White House in Washington on Monday. in insider attacks as of 2018, data from the military show. Insider ALEX BRANDON/AP SEE FIGHT ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Wednesday, October 7, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ............................... 0.9150 Euro costs (Oct. 7) ................................$1.15 Thailand (Baht) ......................................... 31.21 Dollar buys (Oct. 7)...........................€0.8245 Turkey (New Lira) ................................... 7.7795 British pound (Oct. 7) ..........................$1.26 Associated Press (Military exchange rates are those they’re starting them in Octo- holiday sales. Shoppers will like- Japanese yen (Oct. 7) ........................103.00 available to customers at military banking ber so people don’t crowd their ly buy fewer gifts because they South Korean won (Oct. 7) ............1,131.00 facilities in the country of issuance NEW YORK — Add last-min- Commercial rates stores later, creating a potential- won’t be traveling to big family for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the ute holiday shopping to the list Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................... 0.3771 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For British pound ........................................ $1.2958 of time-honored traditions being ly dangerous situation during a holiday gatherings. And they’ll be nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., pandemic. focused on gifts related to activi- Canada (Dollar) ...................................... 1.3266 purchasing British pounds in Germany), upended by the coronavirus pan- China (Yuan) ........................................... 6.7905 check with your local military banking demic. Retailers are kicking off And with more people expect- ties around the home. Denmark (Krone) .................................... 6.3159 facility. Commercial rates are interbank ed to shop online, retailers are The first big holiday push will Egypt (Pound)....................................... 15.7196 rates provided for reference when buying the holiday season earlier than Euro ............................................ $1.1781/0.8488 currency. All figures are foreign currencies ever this year in hopes of avoid- trying to avoid a rush of orders come from Amazon, which is po- Hong Kong (Dollar) ................................ 7.7502 to one dollar, except for the British pound, closer to Christmas, which could sitioning its mid-October Prime Hungary (Forint) ..................................... 305.11 which is represented in dollars-to-pound, ing big in-store crowds and ship- Israel (Shekel) ........................................ 3.4068 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) ping bottlenecks in November lead to late packages and more Day as a kickoff to the holiday Japan (Yen)............................................... 105.66 and December. expensive shipping. shopping season. This is the first Kuwait (Dinar) ........................................ 0.3063 INTEREST RATES Norway (Krone) ..................................... 9.2360 Stores like Best Buy, Macy’s, With many people out of work time Amazon has held Prime Day Philippines (Peso) .................................... 48.51 Prime rate ................................................3.25 and Target typically offer their and even more uncertain about so close to the holidays. It’s usu- Poland (Zloty) .............................................. 3.80 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) .............................. 3.7510 Federal funds market rate ...................0.09 biggest Black Friday deals over their economic futures, this isn’t ally in July, but was postponed Singapore (Dollar).................................. 1.3597 3-month bill ............................................. 0.10 Thanksgiving weekend, but now expected to be a banner year for this year. South Korea (Won) ............................ 1,161.60 30-year bond ...........................................1.57 WEATHER OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST WEDNESDAY IN EUROPE THURSDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 61/56 Kabul 74/43 Seoul 75/50 Baghdad 94/62 Kandahar 86/47 Osan Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 74/49 58/55 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 56/47 54/51 69/63 Iwakuni 68/64 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 91/86 Brussels 56/51 Guam 98/79 58/50 Ramstein 71/65 85/82 Lajes, 57/49 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 96/71 95/76 70/67 54/49 56/53 Aviano/ Vicenza 62/54 Naples 70/62 Okinawa Morón 83/79 89/55 Sigonella Rota 77/61 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 94/76 76/60 81/75 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified .................. 12 Comics ...................... 16 Crossword ................. 16 Faces ........................ 15 Opinion ..................... 17 Sports .................. 18-24 Wednesday, October 7, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Milley apologizes for lawmaker quip BY JOSEPH DITZLER hearing or an indictment. I wasn’t Stars and Stripes sure.” The audience did not respond. Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman Neither did Schiff respond on of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a Twitter, his official website or on tweet Monday apologized for a his campaign Facebook page. remark he made Thursday about Some commenters on Milley’s a ranking congressman during a post on Monday, however, which change in leadership at the De- included a video of the ceremony, fense Intelligence Agency. took the chairman to task. “Today I spoke with the Honor- “Hey @RepAdamSchiff how able Representative Adam Schiff about a little oversight on the and apologized for a comment I mouthy General?” wrote Tyson made, in jest, during opening re- marks at the DIA change of com- Manker. “500,000+ post-9/11 mand,” said a tweet on the Joint veterans have been