This is me as a soldier. The photo was taken in Razgrad in 1953.
I had a short military service because people with higher education only served for half the time than the others. My detachment was in Razgrad. It wasn?t that hard for me - I had good a position, I can?t complain.
Shimon Danon as a soldier in Razgrad
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