He was barely 7 when the war between the Kosovo rebels and the Yugo- slav Army broke out. I want to be a soldier,'' he said, adding that he wants to fight for the Albanian rebel guerrilla faction, which is battling for control of the Presevo Valley in southern Serbia. The valley lies between Kosovo and Serbia proper. When the situation settles down, we will go back to Presevo,'' Florim said. Children are likely to say that instead of working at factory jobs or creating their own businesses, they will be workers for many of the international agencies to help them rebuild.
Some youth work on Kosovo peacekeeping bases across the region.
Others are translators or contact workers, where the pay for working in a war zone far exceeds that of working in a factory. Robert Graber, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, during a patrol Saturday, April 28, in Vitina. I would like to be employed at Camp Bondsteel,'' he said. I just want to have a regular job. I would like to have a good future in Kosovo,'' he said.