Afghanistan

Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid

Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid GC (11 June 1979–31 October 2009) was a British Army bomb disposal expert (Ammunition Technician) who was killed in action in the

Jan Mohammad

Jan Mohammad, an old man with a white beard and green eyes, said angrily: "I ran, I ran to find my son because nobody would give me a lift. I couldn't find him."

He dropped his head on his palm that was resting on the table, and started banging his head against his white mottled hand. When he raised his head his eyes were red and tears were rolling down his cheek: "I couldn't find my son, so I took a piece of flesh with me home and I called it my son. I told my wife we had him, but I didn't let his children or anyone see. We buried the flesh as it if was my son."

 


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