The summer 1979 in Athienou, Polar Camp
 

2 company 1 platoon 1 squad

WO2 Erik Sjödin Sollefteå
Sergeant Thomas Lindgren Sunne
Private Jan-Erik Båverud Stigtomta
Private Rune Rehnman Vansbro
Private Lars Linderdahl Norrala
Private Peter Jansson Kil
Private Peter Ahlberg Grästorp
Private Johan Svennson Falun

   2 company 1 platoon 1 squad
Row 1- from left Lars, Peter A, Thomas and Rune
Row 2- from left Peter J and Jan-Erik
Row 3- from left Johan and my self

  Peter A outside the OP S 18 "Chalet Edelweiss"

  A helicopter reconnaissance
On each battalion should every OP Commander and his deputy do a helicopter reconnaissace
to se the whole area that the company protect

  Dancon medal
The Dancon march was a tough 50 km march in the mountain of Trodhos

  I'm rest after the Dancon march with a new medal on the chest
 
 

  The UNFICYPs Force Commander General J. J. Quinn inspection the 2 company
From left Company Commander Major Leif Larsson, General Quinn, Lieutenant Ivar Dahlberg,
to the right WO 1 Christer Bengtsson
 
 

   OP S 29 in the village of Pyla
 

  The Greek café in Pyla, behind the café you can see the turkish outpost
UN personnel should be totally neutral, because of that it was important in the village of Pyla,
who is one of few mix greek/turkish village in Cyprus that UN personnel among the visits in the two cafés

  The Turkish café in Pyla

  The turkish outpost above the village of Pyla
To the left of the outpost it's a "picture" of Kemal Atatürk, "the beloved monarch of Turkey"

  I get behind on the Cap Greco march to Fig Tree Bay
Cap Greco march 1979

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