Humvees in Bosnia

Soldiers Magazine, Oct, 2004 by Shawn Pierce

I RECENTLY read SSG D.C. Dempster's August letter, in which he said he was "shocked" to see a picture of an up-armored Humvee being used in Bosnia.

We all know that Bosnia isn't currently as dangerous a place as Iraq or Afghanistan. But Soldiers serving in Bosnia--site of the bloodiest military conflict since World War II--are always at risk from the thousands of land mines that still litter the Balkans.

I am a two-time Bosnia veteran, having served there in 1996 and again in 1997. My unit had CUCVs--they were junk but we made do. And I'm sure the units in Iraq are also making do with the equipment they have. So my advice to SSG Dempster is to suck it up and drive on.

SGT Shawn Pierce

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