Break

Break

The soldiers, mostly ex-monks and farmers, are a ragtag bunch, but have a score to settle. Many...

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The Shan Flag

The Shan Flag

Yellow for Buddhism, green for nature, red for bravery and white for purity.

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Holy Water

Holy Water

A monk splashes water of blessing on the graduating recruits on New Year's Day.

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Kaw Naw,

Kaw Naw,

20 years old, with traditional protective tattoos, practices the traditional Shan martial art, Lai Tai.

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The Colonel

The Colonel

Yawd Serk, the leader of the Shan State Army. "We will fight until independence," he says.

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Marching

Marching

To the snap of a snare drum, singing songs of war.

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Sgt. Nan Tha,

Sgt. Nan Tha,

32, walks to the frontline with an old AK-47, 300 rounds of ammunition and holes in his boots. He's been fighting the Burmese since he was 13.

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Lonely at the Top

Lonely at the Top

A young soldier looks out over Burmese military-controlled mountains at the frontline. It's quiet...

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Not all Bombshells are Bad

Not all Bombshells are Bad

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Lookout

Lookout

Sgt. Nan Tha surveying the hills.

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Rice

Rice

Enough to feed an army.

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Recruits

Recruits

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Thun Aung,

Thun Aung,

25 years old, with a 9-month old bullet wound in his forearm from a firefight with the Burmese.

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Cheroot

Cheroot

At New Year's, the soldiers were paid their monthly salary of 200 baht ($6) for the first time in five months.

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Rest

Rest

Two recruits take a rest between drill practices.

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Ay Tawn

Ay Tawn

Twenty years old, and finishing his training.

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War and Peace

War and Peace

The monks at the monastery chanted continuously for seven days for protection of their troops and people.

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Attention

Attention

The Colonel claims he has 10,000 soldiers, but the number may be far less. They rely on guerilla tactics and ambushes.

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