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I haven't kept in touch, but I hope no one will be offended by that. As the Africans used to say: "la silence n'est pas un oublie." I'll never forget you, and Africa, and the things that happened there. Some part of me still exists there.
I have listed as companions the other "blancs" that I served with, but I should make sure to mention my African companions:
Agoueto:
N'Guessan, Martin Kouamé (RCI)
Lenge (Zaire)
Darius, David (France/Martinique)
Bouaké:
Tshimwanga (Zaire)
Bilesi (Zaire)
Yopougon Sogefia
Konza, Pascal Kouakas (RCI)
Achy, Claude (RCI)
We were a small, close-knit mission back when everything started in 1993, and from what I can see here, that feeling continues. To serve in the Ivory Coast was a rare opportunity.
Even now, I'll sometimes fill a frying pan with way too much oil, put the burners on "high," and violently fry an omelette, African style. |
