Zimbabwe 1995    

Above: Preparing to jump with the Zimbabwe National Army's 1st Parachute Group

Below: Zimbabwe Parachute Demo team member jumps a chute in the national colors.

Above: Me with some new friends in the Zimbabwean army. (photo by SGT Mike Orr)

Below: After the exercise was over, the Zimbabweans threw a huge party for us, which included dancing, their national foods, and even their local beer, which is called (I kid you not!) "Scud", and which looks like a watery milkshake. Needless to say, most of the Americans preferred Zimbabwean export "Zambezi", Namibian "Elefant" or South African beers.

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All images © by Martin Albright, 1998-2001. All rights reserved.