1.   Reynolds served with a mechanized unit, but like many crewmen, he fought on the ground more than once.

2.   As army chief of staff, Abubakar had no direct command over the mechanized units that typically determine who holds or takes power in the country.

3.   Both the Turkish and Pakistani consuls general in Mazar-e-Sharif say the Russians have deployed at least four mechanized units on the Uzbek border with Afghanistan.

4.   Col. Yasar Bal, commander of a mechanized unit, warned that the weather could be very dangerous indeed.

5.   Tanks and mechanized units stood ready.