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   Mysterious are the Army's way. People in the right position had found a particular way to ease up some of the soldiers enlisting effort's burden. In a campaign targeting teenagers, the (US) Army announced the availibility of a new version of its America's Army video game, a first-person shooter in which players experience a simulated boot camp and/or team up with other players in vast online battles. This time, producers will incorporate in the gameplay, the digital likenesses of eight actual soldiers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Weird enough, you might say.

   Col. Casey Wardynski, director of the America's Army project, declared:

   "We're trying to put a face on soldiers so that kids can relate to them. It's hard to relate to a big green machine. This is a chance to get to know some of them who have done really outstanding things."

   In a free PC game that, according to official statements, "eats" around $2.5 million annually, courtesy of the Army, many things are possible. In case you're wondering, the selection was based on two factors: awards received and of course, availability.

   Among the immortalized one, is Sgt. Tommy Rieman, aged 26, bearer of a Silver Star, earned for leading a convoy of eight wounded soldiers to safety, in December 2003. He enlisted in the Army a month after graduating from high school and served both in Kosovo and Iraq. The other soldiers are Major Jason Amerine of Honolulu, Hawaii, Sgt. 1st Class Gerald Wolford, of Roseburg, Ore., Sgt. Matthew Zedwick, of Corvallis, Ore., Sgt. Leigh Hester, of Bowling Green, Ky., Spc. Jason Mike, of Radcliff, Ky., Staff Sgt. Timothy Nein, of Clarksville, Ind., and Master Sgt. Scott Neil, of St. Cloud, Fla.

   Regardless of how appealing it is in theory, don't expect to meet these fellows in your team and fight side by side with them, because none will be fighting or dying on these virtual battlefields. According to Wardynski, the main idea is to "provide an educational experience in which gamers can meet the soldiers in a virtual recruiting office, ask questions about their various experiences and awards and get a better sense of Army life."

   Remember, the US Army still wants you!