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Sgt. Cory Elder smiled as he surveyed the field of battle. There were soldiers everywhere-300 camouflaged combatants gripping machine guns and barking into walkie-talkies. “My upbringing is such that I believe that there are certain things, certain types of conduct that are immoral,” there were smoke grenades. There were Humvees. There was even an airplane. Frederic von Anhalt, the husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, also says he may be the father. But despite all the accoutrements, this was hardly Fallujah, “I believe that military members who sleep with other military members’ wives are immoral in their conduct.” For now, that is. Hoping to convert today’s wanna-bes into tomorrow’s cadets, Elder, an Army recruiter, had stocked an “Army of One” tent with key chains, coffee mugs, footballs, baseball caps, T shirts and customized dog tags. Soon, a bunch of teenage boys were grasping for the prizes-and giving recruiters their names, numbers and e-mails in return. “I believe that homosexual acts between individuals are immoral, and that we should not condone immoral acts,” says Elder. “It’s a perfect match.”