It's the first time the national guard has been given such a command. Still, many take the peacekeeping challenge personally, such as sergeant David Best of Dallas. We're all under one God. One God says peace. That's what we're here for, peace.
Some soldiers bring groceries to refugees returning to their shattered homes.
Five years after the war, city-life hums in the cafes and stores of downtown Tuzla. But it's a distorted hum, as shoppers seem not to notice the scars of an artillery shell that killed dozens of people. Heavy construction is a welcome sound. And there are signs of a budding democracy in Bosnia. Political observers believe violence would flare within weeks if the peacekeepers left.