Iowa Names Soldiers Serving in Bosnia
The Gazette lists Iowa connected service members in Bosnia including Capt. Daniel J. Halsey of De kalb county area, Spc. Shawn Burnell from Cedar Rapids, and an Indiana born Gilded Carriage worker’s descendant serving in Joint Endeavor units with ages 30 21 and 24 respectively.
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Bosnia
Iowa
Gazette
Daniel J. Halsey
Operation Joint Endeavor
North Winneshiek High School
University of Iowa
Earl
Virginia Halse
Decorah
Julie Rigdon
Cedar Rapids
Spc
Shawn Burnell
Washington High School
Edward
Donna Burnell
Shelly Odem
Prairie High School
John
Diana Odem
Swisher
ACO
APO
Gilded Carriage
Marion
Darlene Miller
New Hampton
Bob Burns
Onalee Galli
Captain Halse Builds Camp McGovern in Bosnia
Captain Halse leads 800 soldiers at Camp McGovern near Brcko, Bosnia, as the Dayton peace accords unfold. He oversees mine clearance and engineering tasks along a 15 mile ZOS corridor amid Serb, Muslim, and Croat tensions while reflecting on risk, peace efforts, and the impact on locals and children.
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Brcko
Halse
McGovern
Dayton
Ohio
Desolation Boulevard
Decorah
ZOS
Bosnia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbia
Croatia
Sava
Svltp Vise
Breko Proper
America
Nutty land mine detectors take deadly job in Bosnia
UZLA air base Bosnia hosts EOD specialists led by Tech. Sgt. David Heinen a veteran Iowa native. Heinen explains mine handling demands precision training a shield of armor and a sniper rifle measured risk amid 6 million Yugoslav mines across Bosnia. He praises new gear like the PSS-12 while noting dogs cannot replace disarmament.
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Lorimor
Iowa
Bosnia
Heinen
U.N
U.S
Air Force
David Heinen
Tuzla
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Daniel Halse
Rural Decorah
Camp McGovern
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Chris Stewart
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By Rick Smith