Escaped child soldier in ‘Kony 2012’ video tells his tragic story

Kampala : Uganda | Mar 09, 2012 at 10:03 PM PST

Source: NY Daily News

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Former child soldier Jacob Acaye , whose story is at the center of a social media movement to end the reign of terror of Ugandan strongman Joseph Kony opened up to ABC News Friday about the plight of the country's children. Acaye's brother, conscripted by the Lord's Resistance Army, was killed when he... FULL ARTICLE AT NY Daily News

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