Somalia
It was God-awful hot and the dust was everywhere. We were just coming back to the airfield in Moghedishu from an 18 hour patrol in southern Somalia. Jeff was concentrating on driving while Brad was manning the .50 caliber machinegun mounted on the top of the armored humvee. This left me plenty of time to take in the sights, sounds and smells, very rich ones, of the countryside and city. Dust from the afternoon winds found every cranny and nook you could imagine. It was brutal on our weapons, which had to be constantly wiped free. Even when I would take a drink of water from my canteen the taste of dirt was prevalent. When I started this paper, I found out that much has changed in this ancient land. I also found out that much has remained the same. Somalia is a land with a rich history and one full of sorrows. When I set out to start my research, I turned mostly to Government and Non-government web sites for information. Many of these sites were full of valuable information relating to Somalia, it’s past and how Somalia stands in the world today. I used one book, Delong, Kent, and Steven Tuckey. Mogadishu! Heroism and Tragedy. Westport: Praeger, 1994, for part of my research. Several other news s
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Siad Barre, WWII Italians, Somalia Jeff, Soviet Chinese, Law SRC, Suspicion Somali, Somalia Italians, Ethiopia Kenya, Christian Ethiopia, Council SRC, siad barre, kingdom cush, web sites, transformation somali society, independent republic, somalia past, military police, 330 ad, ancient land, somalia land, web sites information, northern clans,
Approximate Word count = 2309
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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