This guy appears to be the real deal, some of his former colleagues from 4th Cav have commented on the guy related to some photos on face book,,,regular nutcase it would appear.
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Soldier Took On IRA In Sortie Over Border 37 Years Ago
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In a similar vein to sorties over the border, I spotted this - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...d-soldier.html
According to the article, he did some missions into the South. In the third last paragraph - 'He said: "Paul was a kind man. When he was in Northern Ireland he was on a reconnaissance mission into southern Ireland and came under attack. His best friend was killed but they couldn't bring a helicopter in to pick them up. Paul carried his body for five miles to the border."'
A little suspect?
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Originally posted by FMolloy View PostIf they cut back anymore we'll be taking lifts again...Originally posted by spider View PostThe RUC / Guards worked a lot closer than a lot of people realise...and made many strong friendships.
I can't recall whether it was just before the troubles or just after they started.
EDIT: Found it, not quite as I remembered it but if you skip forward to 21 mins
Last edited by mugs; 3 April 2013, 17:52.Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Originally posted by mugs View PostI recall seeing a documentary on youtube (I believe it was RUC: Force under fire, however I cannot find the particular part of the documentary at the moment) in which a retired officer recounted, whilst being stationed in Strabane, regularly throwing a jacket over his uniform and disappearing over the border with an Inspector to Lifford Gardai station so they could take the local guard around for a couple of hours whilst he carried out some enquries due to the lack of a gardai vehicle at the time.
I can't recall whether it was just before the troubles or just after they started.
EDIT: Found it, not quite as I remembered it but if you skip forward to 21 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkhLwrwjR0Y
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