Afterwar: Veterans from a World in Conflict
Otis, a former child soldier reenacts drills at the Don Bosco Center for Boys
"I thought he was taking us somewhere good. People were afraid of me because I killed in bad ways. I’d be killing and laughing at the same time. I didn’t like it. I just did it."
Country: Liberia
Born: 1984
Served: National Patriotic Front of Liberia
Conflict: Liberian Civil War 1989-2003
Photo © Lori Grinker
“When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait for my chance to be a soldier. It’s crazy, it’s a sickness... but back then I thought that was the only way to survive here."
Country: Israel
Born: 1960
Served: Israeli Defense Forces
Conflict: Israeli Invasion of Lebanon 1982-85
Photo © Lori Grinker
LINKS
www.amazon.com/Afterwar-Veterans-Conflict-Lori-Grinker
www.lorigrinker.com/projects_afterwar.html
www.lensculture.com/afterwar.html
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