nucleare deosebit de periculoase, mortale. Locotenentul Bogdan Bolos, un timisorean de 27 de ani, lupta in Armata SUA, unde este si consilier si este detasat in Afganistan cu trupele de chimisti ale Batalionului Rangers Brigada 3. Daca nu s-ar fi produs atacul terorist de la World Trade Center, de la 11 septembrie 2001, drumul in viata al lui Bogdan, plecat acum 10 ani din tara prin Loteria Vizelor, ar fi fost cu totul altul. Se pregatise intens sa devina creator de moda si ar fi dorit din tot sufletul sa se lanseze in aceasta lume inconjurata numai de frumos. Studiase istoria artelor si design-ul vestimentar la o universitate americana si nu mai ramanea decat sa isi inceapa propria afacere. Acum mai bine de trei ani, totul a luat o alta turnura pentru tanarul care avea sa devina militar de cariera. „Eram la scoala cand am auzit ca Pentagonul si Gemenii fusesera lovite. A fost, pentru mine, ceva iesit din comun. Mi-a trezit patriotismul, mandria din mine. Dupa Pearl Harbor, atacul de la WTC indreptat asupra Americii este cel mai mare din istorie. Atunci m-am dus si m-am reactivat ca multi alti tineri”, isi aminteste lt. Bolos momentul in care a decis sa imbrace haina militara.
Pana atunci, romanul plecat din Timisoara in urma cu un deceniu, nu era decat un voluntar care, o data pe luna, se antrena in-tr-o baza militara contra unei sume modice care sa il ajute sa isi achite taxele scolare. Pornind de la nevoia de a se intretine, tanarul timisorean a ajuns – e adevarat, prin-tr-un concurs de imprejurari nefaste – unul dintre cei mai buni militari in domeniul in care activeaza: acela al armelor chimice si biologice. scoala de ofiteri pe care a absolvit-o l-a ajutat sa promoveze de la gradul de sergent la cel de locotenent in Armata SUA si, in plus, sa obtina o pozitie ravnita de multi camarazi americani. Consilier pe probleme chimice al comandantului Batalionului 2-5 Rangers, colonelul Terry Sellers. Adica este al doilea om in structura in care lucreaza.
in Afganistan este de aproape sase luni si, pana acum, a avut o singura misiune mai importanta. A intervenit in cazul unor scurgeri de gaze otravitoare, la granita cu Pakistanul, misiune care, din fericire, s-a terminat bine pentru toti cei implicati.
in timpul liber se antreneaza,citeste mult si face sport. Peste o jumatate de an, cand isi va incheia misiunea, va fi trimis acasa, in Statele Unite. Pana atunci, insa, se va bucura de o vacanta de doua saptamani pe care o va petrece in Hawaii, alaturi de sotia lui care este unguroaica. indragostit de cariera inceputa, lt. Bolos doreste mai mult. Vrea sa intre in diplomatie, ca atasat militar. „Daca va fi posibil, as alege oricand sa lucrez in Romania. O cariera in viata civila este exclusa”, a incheiat ofiterul specialist in arme biologice si chimice.
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