Saturday, January 24, 2009

Salai Ko Ko Oo

Back row (left to right: Ko Paing, Shwe Thwe, Ko Ko Oo, Thiha Shwe), Middle left: Win Aung, middle right:?, Front: facing back wearing white shirt: Theik Htoo Hlaing. Picture was taking near Sangkhlae, near Mon headquarter during Three Pagoda Pass battle.
Win Aung. He was collecting water from this little pound using a water bottle cap.
Ko Paing, Salai Ko Ko Oo (third from left with hand in his mouth), Thiha Shwe (left to Ko Oo) and Ko Shwe Thwe (left to Thiha Shwe). I could not see clearly who other guys were (if you know, please leave a note). Thike Htoo Hlaing (far right)
This picture was taken during Three Pagoda Pass battle. They were on the move to a new camp. Banana leaves were used as disposable plate for lunch.

Yin Htwe (Three Pagoda Pass)

Front: Yin Htwe. This was taken at Three Pagoda Pass during the attack. He was moving supplies. Yin Htwe went back inside for underground work. He was arrested and jailed for 10 years. He left for Thai-Burma border after he was released and now works at Burma Political Prisoners' Union based on the border.

Krain Kan group formation (Circa 1991)

This was taken at Krain Kan during the ceremony for our fallen members of 102 camp. I can only see Win Naing (tall white shirt in the middle) clearly.

Ko Toe in KyaInnSeikKyi front line (Circa 1989)

Ko Toe (blue shirt) and Saya Aye Min at 102 camp in "Japan Yae-Dwin village". Ko Toe later died in action at Arutoung village battle.

Ko Toe (in the middle with beret cap) at a meeting with Mon National Liberation Army leaders in KyaInnSeikKyi town ship.

Uzin Win Oo

Left to right: Theik Htoo Hlaing, Kyathit Maung Paing (killed in action), Win Aung, Shwe Thway, Ko Ko Naing, Uzin Win Oo, Thiha Shwe and Ye Lwin . This photo was taken at Pa-nan-Htaw monastry boat ramp after we moved from Three Pagoda Pass was fallen. We were preparing to attack Ye town. Kya-thit Mg Paing was killed in action later in Ye township. Win Oo is in monkhood now and resides in FortWayne, IN.

Anybody knows what happened to Theik Htoo Hlaing and Ye Lwin. I know Ko Ko Naing is in Maryland.

Ba Toe and Nyang Lin Aung

Ba Toe and Nyan Lin Aung. Nyan Lin Aung was killed in action in Aroutoung battle. Ba Toe resettled in Australia.

Khin Soe, Tin Tun, Aung Naing (Ka Yin Ma)


All three in the front row (left to right- Khin Soe, Tin Tun, Aung Naing-Ka Yin Ma) were not with us anymore. Khin Soe and Tin Tun were killed in action. Aung Naing died from unknown illness. We were marching to Three Pagoda Pass village to attend the first anniversary of 8.8.88 uprising.