Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday narrated the ordeal of a Uganda Patriotic Defense Forces soldier who lost his arm in 1982.
For almost a decade, Museveni was one of the soldiers who spent almost every day in a bush while fighting Idi Amin and Milton Obote.
Lt Col Paul Ssanga, Museveni tweeted, lost his arm during the daring struggle that would eventually yield fruits in 1986.
"Lt Col Paul Ssanga, arrested in 1982 in Makindye, he escaped and returned to the bush, he lost his arm when we were shelled by aircraft artillery at Kirema (Semuto), we carried him with his arm to a trench and again we were shelled while we stitched him. I salute you," he tweeted.
Ssanga, despite losing his arm, has continued to serve in UPDF. He's also a top advisor of President Museveni.
Museveni, 75, is currently in a walking trip that would see him cover over 200 KM on foot. The trek from Galamba is a replica of the famous capture of Kampala in 1986.
"The people from Galamba, Kabale, Katabi, Nakatunda, Masulita, and Lukungudde. Those who waited on us as we made way through the routes on the first phase of this symbolic trek, I thank you. You have given me nostalgic memories," he tweeted.
Despite his confrontational nature in politics, Museveni has rarely fallen out with those he fought along with.
However, he fell out with opposition leader Kizza Besigye, his former personal doctor. The two have been in fierce competition since 2006.