Di Mackey's Blog: Waiting for DOVO

Waiting for DOVO

DOVO: is the bomb squad’s Flemish acronym. The local bomb unit patrols some of the most infamous battlefields in history. Each year, the unit, based at Poelkapelle near Ypres, collects nearly 300 tons of rusting bombs, grenades, mortars and shells. About one in 20 contains poison gases, potent enough to kill a man.

It’s not funny and yet ...Warrant Officer Marc Baelde, from DOVO, said this: “My tip for the day,” he advised. “If you see us running, try to catch us up.”