Ex-combatant "J.K." was a young boy when rebels attacked his village near the Liberian border. He was with his father in the market at the time and watched his father die in the crossfire. J.K. was taken by rebels who trained him to fight. After several years, his commander abandoned him and others in their camp after they ran out of food. He left the camp and several months later was recaptured by a different group of rebels. J.K. fought for a total of seven years. He would like to learn carpentry.