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Liberian Boy Soldier, James aged Nine
Liberian Boy Soldier, James, just nine years of age

Boy Soldiers

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Joe Heaver worked in Liberia's bloody capital Monrovia, providing care for former child soldiers while trying to reintroduce these traumatised boys back into their community. When the war started up again, Joe worked tirelessly to try & keep the children from rejoining - but ended up fleeing for his life...

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