An Army Man but in a Different Form (3)
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani.After the promotions mentioned in the...
An Army Man but in a Different Form (2)
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani.We began to train in our respective fields....
An Army Man But in a Different Form
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid al Kalbani.From a different site an altogether...
“Real” Gazelle and “Fancied” Grasshoppers (2)
We then moved to a place named "Ajaaiz" and the gazelle full Northern Ghobra. We hunted a number of them one day, skinned them, spiced their meat with salt, and put them out in the open on water and...
“Real” Gazelle and “Fancied” Grasshoppers ( Part 1)
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani.After my leave ended, I came to Muscat, to...
My Treatment Journey Continues
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani.It was decided at the Bait al Falaj...
Thomas Takes out the Bullet from my Body
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani.Thomas, an American surgeon, supervised my...
My Village, Miskan, in Mourning
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani:I remember that due to the force of the...
Tying My Wound with My Turban
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani:We slept for a night, and on the third day,...
Our Ammunition on Eighteen Donkeys
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid al Kalbani, In 1996, I met in Salalah my friend Salim...
A Rat in the Aircraft
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid al Kalbani:The following dawn we went down to our...
Wadi Darbat Operation
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman, Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani:Our regiment received orders to depart for...
Our Company Heading towards Ibri
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani:After that it was the turn of our company...
An Audience with Sultan Said
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani Catching up with the Khareef , we returned...
Patrolling the Summit of the Valley
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani:We were given three vans, but were not...
The Metal Animal in the Air, Butting the Skies
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani In April, 1965, orders were issued that our...
Mountain Men Forbear
The following is my English translation of excerpts from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al KalbaniPerhaps it was the mountainous nature of the...
Cherishing Past Memories
The following is continuation of an excerpt published last week from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al Kalbani.One of my good memories of that...
My Journey Starting with No. 4973
The following is my English translation of an excerpt from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al KalbaniThe Coastal Route to MilitaryWe left our...
Destined to Be a Soldier
The following is my English translation of an excerpt from “A Soldier from Oman: Memory’s Nectar” by (ret.) Inspector-General Said bin Rashid Al KalbaniThe First Step: I am a Military ManI...