The thin film of civilization This picture are taken on Lesvos. Her husband and baby drowned on the way over from Turkey. This is a previously published blog which is unfortunately very topical these days. Forgive me for posting it again, just to remind us that we still allow this to happen today. And probably …
A damp smell of sand. Warm, red sand. Crickets singing in the evening darkness. The birds’ hysterical chirps in the morning. The sun that heats and makes the seats in the Land Rover impossible to sit on. The smell of weapon oil. Sweat. The muezzin’s prayer call from the minaret. The kids’ happy laughter and …
… On a beach outside the town of Mytilíni, Lesvos at 0030 February 22, 2016. Drowning people I stand with my binoculars and look at a low, dark line on the horizon. A few seconds later it is confirmed: It is a RIB. A black rubber boat. It is always anxious to see how low …
The Lebanon invasion 1982 Intense firing I remember asking my boss, Lieutenant Ellefsen: “Is it like this every day here?” It was my first day as a military policeman in Norbatt Contingent 9. The date was June 5, 1982. The intense firing had increased in strength ever since I arrived in the village of Ebel Es Saqi, …
Everything written in these pages is based on personal experience. Overall, this is the way I remember what happened. And everything, of course, is based on actual events. Unfortunately. “Is it like this every day down here?” I remember asking my boss, Lieutenant Ellefsen. It was my first day as a military policeman in …
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