Today, on our way to visit some temples in the countryside, we stopped at a small landmine museum. The museum was founded by a former child solider of the Khmer Rouge named Aki Ra. His specialty was planting mines. He believes he planted around fifty thousand in his own country. After his days as a solider, he has dedicated his life to removing as many mines as he can from Cambodian soil. The museum takes in adults and children who have been maimed by landmines. Here are a couple links for more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aki_Ra
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/world/siem-reap-journal-a-time-to-plant-mines-a-time-to-make-amends.html
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