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    The battle of plaman mapu - borneo 27-4-1965

    Yesterday was the 58th Anniversary of this little known battle. I arranged to take three lads back in 2015 who were in the 36 man remnants of B Company 2 PARA at Plaman Mapu an established outpost on the Indonesian Border with Borneo.
    Finally Youtube allowed the film to be shown so here is this moving story of 36 men fighting off 400 Indonesian Special Forces on that fateful day. A logistically a hard one to organise but so worth it and very humbling.
    Made by Chris Terrell award winning film maker, famous for Commaando,HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircarft Carrier series.

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    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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