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Memoir: Epilogue
“Welcome to Angola. Something always goes wrong” I used this title the same way as the Angolan official who originally said it, not as a harsh judgment, but as a lighthearted way to deal with everyday struggles. Just like the phrase AWA – “Africa Wins Again,” it reminds us not to take setbacks too seriously.…
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Memoir: Afternoon and evening at HALO Trust
Louie and the landmine manual The US Embassy had sent me a document requesting that the holder be allowed passage to Luanda. We went to one of the offices in the long building with the veranda to print the document, and Louie loaned me his laptop to access my email. After wrestling with the printer…
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Memoir: Conversations at the HALO Trust bungalow
When we got back to the bungalow from the Ops room, Christy was on the phone, trying to work things out for our departure. Louie went to continue packing, and I wandered around the grounds. The planters in front of the bungalow were tail fins from bombs, their deadly warheads replaced with an explosion of…
Welcome to Angola 