Watching Freda Payne in Bosnia, 1998

By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 13, 2012

Ron Alvey ©Stars and Stripes
Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July, 1998: Sgt. 1st Class Carl Fisher, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 1st Armored Division, munches on a snack as he watches Freda Payne ("Band of Gold") sing on Charlie Ramp at Tuzla Air Base. Payne was backed by the United States Air Force Europe Band, the Ambassadors; the musical acts Mony and Shalamar also performed for the troops as part of the Fourth of July weekend activities.

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