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22 Feb 21, 10:21 AM |
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My godson was in the army, he did 2 tours of afgan, and although he always said he saw bo action, he lost 3 good friends and never rtn'd the same person. Thank you.
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22 Feb 21, 10:30 AM |
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I have two older sons.
1 did 16 years in the REME and stupidly left as a Sgt because his wife told him to. He did 1 Iraq and 2 Afghanistan’s. The other did 12 in the REME and then transferred to the Royal Military Police where he has done a further 8 so far and is a Sgt. He did 1 Iraq and 2 Afghanistan’s. They will have to drag him out kicking and screaming as he continues to accumulate pension..available straight away after 22 years service. Both said that their worst jobs were recovering vehicles blown up (with their occupants) by IED’s and knowing that the area in which they were working likely had secondary IED’s and/or was zeroed for a mortar strike. I have the greatest respect for any people who put boots on the ground outside the wire in either theatre. They are real heroes.. and discarded by society the moment that they leave the mob, regardless of the psychological traumas that many have been through, serving their country whilst others have been feathering their nests at home whilst hand wringing and whining about the morality of the various actions in which these people have risked their lives for little financial reward.
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2005 onwards.. lots of times! Index of all my Trip and Pretrip reports..https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho...6#post15662196 Edited at 10:43 AM. |
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22 Feb 21, 10:50 AM |
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10 years ago today 185 people died in the NZ Christchurch 2011 Earthquake - 115 in the Canterbury Television Building alone.
I will never forget as I was there. |
22 Feb 21, 04:12 PM |
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Some photos from the Earthquake - it was impossible to believe so much damage could happen so quickly.
I was in the Cathedral looking at a beautiful flower festival only a couple of days before it fell down. The famous Carlton Hotel on Papanui - I had dinner there the evening before the earthquake - second photo shows some of the damage it is amazing to think I was sitting in there having a meal hours before Last photo is of a restaurant that I had been to before the Earthquake" when I went back to Christchurch about a year later their original premises was still in the no-go zone and they had built this lovely place just around the corner from the pub above (which hadn't been rebuilt at that time) but you could still have a drink there as they re-opened in a shipping container with a roof terrace. |
22 Feb 21, 04:32 PM |
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It doesn't matter that you got lucky. You were prepared to be there...
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22 Feb 21, 04:34 PM |
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24 Feb 21, 07:40 AM |
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2011 - whilst en route from the Gulf to HMNBDevonport for disposal, the Type 22 Frigate HMS CUMBERLAND is diverted to Libya to evacuate 454 personnel (129 Brits) fleeing the unrest. The evacuees were transported to safety in Malta. |
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24 Feb 21, 09:26 AM |
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It was a shame to see the batch 3’s go, particularly HMS Cornwall that visited Falmouth rather regularly, as they were by all accounts very capable ships.
Chile still operates one older and less capable batch 2 and by all accounts were offered these ships at £1.5 million each. They turned them down. They did take 3 x Type 23.
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2005 onwards.. lots of times! Index of all my Trip and Pretrip reports..https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho...6#post15662196 Edited at 09:31 AM. |
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24 Feb 21, 09:47 AM |
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24 Feb 21, 09:55 AM |
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Did you know Dave Standen? He was a chief on her for many years. Friend and relative by marriage.
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