He acted as a human shield while Bosnian civilians were being evacuated from a burning apartment block under sniper fire.
Though the soldiers and many Bosnian civilians seemed impatient to continue the war, there were others hoping for a cease-fire.
The shelling campaign and the attackes during the war resulted in hundreds of either injured or killed, mostly Bosnian Muslim civilians.
In total, at least 400 Bosnian Muslim civilians were detained.
In the six months of Serbian attacks on Bosnian civilians, 10,000 children have been killed or been reported missing.
Two American soldiers were hurt, and the troops used tear gas against Bosnian civilians.
Back then, Bosnian civilians watched the aid trucks continue to roll while their neighbors were gunned-down in full daylight.
The case for international intervention to protect Bosnian Muslim civilians from further ethnic cleansing is emotionally and morally strong.
It recommended military intervention to set up and protect "safe havens" for Bosnian civilians being shelled by the Serbs.
Overseeing the security of Bosnian civilians and their right to travel freely is the responsibility of the parallel civil mission and its international police force.