881 Signal Squadron - Chowl Zari Team photo (13)

(88 Signal Regiment related photo): Photo depicts us redeploying from Chowl Zari to Bakhtaran or Kermanshah as it was once named in November 1988. We had made a quick stop in the town of Eslamabad-e-Gharb. Within minutes we were surrounded by hundreds of curious locals. That is Pete Hanson with the UN hat on. Pete re-supplied our detachment in Chowl Zari once a week, every Thursday rain or shine. Most weeks, there was very little that we needed or even available other than the hard rations and required fresh bottled water. I can still recall the day Pete arrived with this huge grin on his face. It was 6 weeks into the deployment (I don’t think I could have forced down another breakfast IMP - Individual Meal Pack) and he had a truck full of goodies. Yes a fridge, TV, VCR with weekly movies, steaks, chicken, chops, vegetables, fruit and even mail. It was like Christmas in September. To all the support personnel that made it happen and Pete thanks for battling those roads every week, you were a life saver.

Credit: Paul Cormier