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The thin film of civilization

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 …

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The Lebanon invasion in 1982

The Lebanon invasion 1982  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, where …

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