13eme D.B.L.E.
DJIBOUTI, AFRICA
1980-1982
 
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13eme D.B.L.E. Sniper Certificate


Welshman Peter Wallace and me
Stage Tireur d'Elite 1980


Posing with my FR-F1 Rifle
Stage Tireur d'Elite 1980


Stage Tireur d'Elite 1980


"Guess who's coming to dinner?"


Firing the L.R.A.C. 1981
 
Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher


Poste de Frontiere


The Grand Bara Desert


Above and below: Lac Abbye
Photos: Courtesy of Caporal-Chef Broadhead



The moonscape of Lac Assal


Djiboutian nomad on walkabout


Above and below: The rugged natural beauty of the country



Natural beauty of another kind





Insignia Tireur d'Elite
 
Sniper Badge


"March Or Die"
Stage Tireur d'Elite 1980


Legionnaire Peter Wallace, myself, and German Legionnaires Herschfeld and Brach, taking a break during the Stage Tireur d'Elite 1980


Preparing for final exam - Stage Tireur d'Elite
 
Extreme left: Chef de Corps Colonel Loridon


Target practice at 750 metres
Stage Tireur d'Elite 1980


A letter from home

Sometimes this was the hardest part - trying to remember what life was like back at home



Relaxing on the beach during my Radio Operator Course
Centre d'Entrainment Commando
Arta Plage 1981
 
(Below) Legionnaire climbing a rock face - Commando Training Centre



Insignia Transmissions Sans Fils
 
Morse Code Wireless Radio Operator Insignia


Restaurant ( foreground ) and Military Post of the "Armee Nationale de Djibouti" ( on hilltop )
Dikhil, Djibouti


Vehicle breakdown on border patrol 1982


A rough stretch of mountain road
Photo: Courtesy of Caporal-Chef Broadhead


The Rift Valley


Above and below: Djibouti Ville



"En ville avec ma petite copine"


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