U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Henry Shelton (C) is decorated by Colombian Army Chief Gen. Fernando Tapias in an army hangar of the Bogota's airport after his arrival, March 23. Shelton arrived in Colombia March 22 for a three-day visit that comes as a huge proposed military aid package for fighting the drug trade in the South American country appeared to be faltering on Capitol Hill.

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