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  • Soldier in the sun.

    Never seen this before, even though made by the BBC.
    Got it off spuds post on F/B.
    To a certain degree, gives an insight to the terrain and OP's etc

    Part 1.


    Part 2.


    This one is called Aden the last battle.
    Should have been called Aden the last shit hole.
    Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam
    A Great Civilization is not Conquered from without
    Until it has destroyed itself from within
    W.Durant


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    Re: Soldier in the sun.

    Good post John, many familiar places, just a pity 1 Para were,nt featured in any of the coverage of when it kicked off in June 67, as they concentrated their filming of the Argyl,s in Crater, whil,st we were battling further north for the control of Sheik Othman, a f.ckin dangerous shithole of a place!

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    • #3
      Re: Soldier in the sun.

      If we were involved in anything, it was the British Army or another unit in the same vicinity.
      Remember in them days Dave, we were always kept off the front page, so to speak.
      Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam
      A Great Civilization is not Conquered from without
      Until it has destroyed itself from within
      W.Durant

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      • #4
        Re: Soldier in the sun.

        Deffo true John, no media circus in them days, a Para got killed on active service, a couple of lines on the inside pages of the rags is all the general public got to know about what was going on. Different world entirely.

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