Sgt. Ronald J. Strowder (left) looks at his twin brother Sgt. Donald J. Strowder as they talk and share their first meal together in more than a year. Ronald was in Kuwait on his way home for 15 days of rest and relaxation when he passed through Donald's camp. The twin brothers were inseperable most of their lives growing up in Selma, Ala., as they played sports, marched in the high school band, and dressed alike quite often. Today they still dress alike when they wear their uniforms, but they rarely get to spend time together because they are stationed in different countries. Ronald is depl


Sgt. Ronald J. Strowder (left) looks at his twin brother Sgt. Donald J. Strowder as they talk and share their first meal together in more than a year. Ronald was in Kuwait on his way home for 15 days of rest and relaxation when he passed through Donald's camp. The twin brothers were inseperable most of their lives growing up in Selma, Ala., as they played sports, marched in the high school band, and dressed alike quite often. Today they still dress alike when they wear their uniforms, but they rarely get to spend time together because they are stationed in different countries. Ronald is deployed as a member of International Security Assistance Force clearing roads for friendly and coalition forces in Afghanistan and is assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Donald is deployed to Life Support Area, Kuwait as a 3rd Expedtionary Sustainment Command Liasion helping soldiers going to and from Iraq and is assigned to 101st Airborne in Fort Campbell, Ky. During their few short hours together the twins talked about friends and family back in the states and jokingly settled a friendly debate on who-owed-who money. Despite their differences, the twins share the same Army MOS, or job title -- Water Purification Specialist. Selma twins converge in Kuwait 162460


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