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Sept 92 James Mason

Could you spare a flashlight?

Jajce, Bosnia

This is the head physician at the hospital in Jajce, a super guy. (I'll find his name in my notes) But he had one odd habit. Every visitor who came to the hospital was asked if they could spare a flashlight. I had a nice Maglight with the Croatian crest, a gift from Maglight, and I handed it over to the doctor. When the Finn and I went back to city hall and told Nikola Bilic of HVO that we'd been to the hospital, Bilic said "Did he get your flashlight?" Apparently he had quite a collection.


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Guest 17-Jun-2009 14:14
Great answer James...She is forgeting that her people did not activly participate in the defense of Jajce. The muslims who were in HVO did but BiH army did not. They have o deaths...wish we had 0 deaths.
Emina 18-Apr-2008 18:17
I was so suprised to see this photo, he is my father. He really was a great and brave man, and it is really fun that he collected the flashlights, he never told us about it. He did not die in Split, we returned back to Sarajevo, and he died after the war in 1998. Mr, James Mason, I would love if you could sent me this picture to my mail so that I have it or if you have some more where my father is, it would mean a lot. My mail adress is emina_sehalic5@hotmail.com.
Thank you very much.
James Mason21-Feb-2008 18:56
Who is showing only Bosnian Croats? First of all, I didn't go around asking people if they were Croat or Serb or what. Many times it was apparent and I didn't have to ask. But you are posting the question under the photo of a physician I know to have been a Muslim. By the way, I'm sorry to hear that he has passed on. I didn't know that. The nurse caring for the twin babies is a Serb. I know that because she told me. But plenty of others photographed here are Muslim. So don't go accusing me of photographing just Croats. OK? - James Mason
j 21-Feb-2008 07:40
James,

Why are we only showing Bosnian Craots on this page?? I was born and raised there and know this guy very well. Rest his soul, he died in Split after get out safe and sve most of the people not asking who they are.. Been there and got t-shirt

Spent many nights in this hospital waitng for my girlfriend at the time how was doctor there talking to Dr. Sehalic. What great person he was.
James Mason05-Feb-2008 20:04
I think what he was really after was the batteries. Batteries are tough to get in a situation like this, right up there with cigarettes. My flashlight did have the Croatian crest...check out the photo of the blind kid from Srebrenica, elsewhere in the gallery. He was flown to the US and treated. I think his family was also take to America. All at the expense of Mr. Maglica. He paid for it all. (after seeing my pictures in a magazine) This physician, by the way, was putting his life on the line for his patients. He deserves respect for staying and making sure that the hospital continued to function.
Guest 05-Feb-2008 17:27
Ha ha that 's funny story,that he collected Maglight..Probably he wanted your Maglight because had Croatian crest..
By the way owner of Maglight company is a Croatian-American,and his real name is Maglica.