Refugees in East Africa

Well, I am pleased to say I got immediate feedback on the last blog including requests for more background on the refugee situation in East Africa. I usually try to keep it short, not wanting to bore the poor reader but as this is an important subject and one in which I have considerable first-hand…

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How To Cope With Death Every Day in Somalia

How To Cope With Death Every Day in Somalia by @RonRisdonAuthor #Death #Somalia #Peacekeeping

Now for another chapter from my new, as yet unpublished manuscript. It concerns the end of my first assignment as a U.N. Peacekeeper in Somalia, one of my most dangerous assignments. Death was all too common and you had to learn to deal with it.   Coping With Death  After witnessing the student’s death, any reluctance…

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