NATO participants in an head shaving auction fund raiser held at Butmir Compound, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, (bottom left to right) Greg Connley, Keith Betts, (middle left to right) Anna Denise Bolks, Mark Wahl, Bill Hill, (top left to right) Liam Slattery and James Scott. The fund raiser was organized by British Army Sergeant Greg Connley and the proceeds went to help the Yahrina Refugee Camp

British Sergeant (SGT) Betts a member of the 280th United Kingdom Signal Squadron Krefield, Germany, has his head shaved in an auction fund raiser at Butmir Compound, Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina. The fund raiser was held for the Yahrina Refugee Camp

Corporal (CPL) Cathal McDermott, Irish Military Police Contingent, gets his head shaved for a good cause. An auction was held at Butmir Compound Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the audience bid on the heads of the participants. Sergeant William L. Moore, 8th Finance Battalion Baumholder, Germany, shaves CPL Mcdermotts head because he was the highest bidder. The proceeds from the fund raiser will go to the people at the Yahrina Refugee Camp outside Sarajevo

During Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR Presidents Momcilo Krajisnik, Alija Izetbegovic, Kresimir Zubak (left to right, left side of table), of Bosnia and Herzegovina, meet with the Secretary General of NATO, the Honorable Javier Solana, USA Army General George A. Joulwan, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and US Army General William W. Crouch, commander-in-chief of NATO-led Peace Implementation Forces (IFOR), following the transfer of authority of the Allied Land Forces Central Europe ceremony held at the Sarajevo Airport, Bosnia and Herzegovina

BGEN Stanley F. Cherrie, Assistant Deputy Commander-Maneuver, Task Force Eagle (TFE), laughs at a skit during his farewell party hosted by 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1ST Armored Division (TFE). The part was held at Base Camp Demi in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords

Children from a local orphanage visit the base Fire Department at Camp Butmir as part of Operation Smile, under Operation JOINT FORGE. The program sponsored by the United States National Support Element to bring some happiness to sick, hospitalized and orphaned children in Bosnia. The children spent the day with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) multinational volunteers participating in several events highlighting different aspects of military operations on Camp Butmir. This program offers military members a way to contribute to the local community while deployed to Sarajevo, Bosnia and/I Herzegovina

From left to right: Camp Butmir United Kingdom Regimental Corporal MAJ. Tony Smith, U.S. Army Brig. GEN. Steven Schook, Commander of Stabilization Forces, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borislav Paravac, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, inspect the troops during the Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Butmir, Saravejo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Dec. 2, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Valerie J. Weaver) (Released)

NATO participants in an head shaving auction fund raiser held at Butmir Compound, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, (bottom left to right) Greg Connley, Keith Betts, (middle left to right) Anna Denise Bolks, Mark Wahl, Bill Hill, (top left to right) Liam Slattery and James Scott. The fund raiser was organized by British Army Sergeant Greg Connley and the proceeds went to help the Yahrina Refugee Camp

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Camp Butmir

State: Sarajevo

Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Carl Fountain, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

20/06/1998

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The U.S. National Archives

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https://catalog.archives.gov/

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