He was lying on a mattress in the back of an army truck. Bouncing on Bosnian roads towards Mostar. Peering over the tailgate, reality struck Barry Jansen right in the heart. Then, on February 15, 1995, just 19 years young. The corporal saw a country in decline. Felt the fathomless sorrow of people. Discovered the traces of a devastating war. “It was so painful to watch. So this is war, I thought.”
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