UNPROFOR, Pioneer Platoon, 1993

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Looking out over the valley from Camp Greyhound (named after a bus that fell off the road nearby).

Another shot of the valley from Camp Greyhound.

One of the many curious kids from the village in the valley.

A couple of the kids that sold fresh bread to us some mornings.

Some of the currency the kids would trade with us.

Random meetup with some brothers while refueling, hadn't seen them since leaving Canada.

Little town TOW was deployed to not far from Kiseljak, forget the name now.

Waiting on the train ride to somewhere, pretty sure that is Scott MacAvoy.

Waiting on the train ride to somewhere, fairly certain that is Dan Koftinoff.

Winter driving/patrol, somewhere outside Lipik.

Dean Mills
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