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When we returned to Gulu the following day we were quickly brought back to reality. The lead Buffel on that days convoy had tripped a huge anti-tank mine. The driver was badly injured and was currently fighting for his life at the local hospital. Unlike the other two armored vehicles, the Buffel drivers sat in a separate section of the vehicle that was more susceptible to mine damage.
We immediately rushed over to the hospital. After a while one of our doctors emerged from the operating theatre. She was an experienced trauma surgeon who had served in the second Gulf War.
“How’s he doing Doctor?” I asked.
“Not so good, I’m afraid.” She replied. “We’ve managed to stop the bleeding so he’s probably going to make it. Unfortunately, his left leg was so badly injured that we had to amputa
