The Children Soldiers of Sierra Leone…

Who are they?

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Why children?

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Children as Weapons

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Ruthless Killing Machines

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Drug Abuse

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Brainwashed Addicts

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Burning Villages

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Chaos

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Lost and Afraid

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Struggling to Stay Alive

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Trapped

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Wilting Futures

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Lost Childhood

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Haunted from the Trauma

Sleep

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Trapped with the Memories

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Help from United Nations

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Hope for the Future

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Eye Opening

Family

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Fighting is inevitable, causing hate, anger, and tension. Running, trying to run away from the fear of fighting. One day the battle engulfs him

while he’s running away from the fear of fighting. Addicting and vicious is fighting. Fight against the men. Fight against the drugs. Fight against each other. Unhealthy is all the fighting. Children fighting, yelling, killing for their lives. Peace is nonexistent. Searching, stretching, screeching, sprawling for safety. Hidden is love and hope. Hidden are the old lives of child soldiers. Hidden are morals and ethics. Fighting is hiding the sanity. Fighting for sanity. Fighting for peace. Fighting for love. Fighting to live. Why is

he always fighting?

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