| Clint's Excellent Adventure -- in Bosnia! |  |
| Clint's Excellent Adventure -- in Bosnia! | |
My brother, Clint Morris, was a member of the UXB* International team who were contracted by USAID** to locate and destroy land mines and other explosives in the Bosnia/Croatia region.
*UXB = UneXplodedBombs
**USAID = United States Agency for International Development.
(Click on the thumbnail pictures to see full-sized photos.)
Why He Went
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These are posters placed in school hallways warning the children to look out for mines -- anywhere -- everywhere.
What He Found
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The first mine found on the ground on the Gradacac BridgeProject |
The first mine Clint found. It was in a railroad car. |
One day's haul |
Antipersonnel mine -- a little larger than a tuna can. |
Antipersonnel mine -- Only the star-shaped pressure foot is visible. It is about 3/4" in diameter. |
What People Did -- for "Love" ?
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A Croat Catholic church |
A Jewish cemetery |
A mosque |
Cody Crater -- a neighborhood |
Who Helped Him
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Demining teams from Amphibia after completion of Gora Project |
Clint's translator & friend, Neven Cica |
Clint at the office |
How They Did It
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Clint dressed for work |
The grid. Every inch within the grid was checked. Anything outside of it might blow you up. |
PMA-2 mine placed in the wooden stake by Bosnian deminer. The stake is placed where the mine was found. |
Croatian deminer using wicker template |
Sarajevo School Borisa Kovacevic Grbavica - Bosnian deminer clearing a lane |
What a Beautiful Land!
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Remains of 500-year-old Mostar Bridge |
Autumn in Bjelasnica |
A hidden valley |
Dubravnik, Hrvatska (Croatia) |
What a Crying Shame!
But . . . he came back home safely. And more
children there are alive & whole because of Clint and his associates.
Thank You, Lord!!!
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Clint at the Sarajevo World War II Memorial |
