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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
    another pointless internal war, where we lost a lot of men,
    A man I know here was among you when you jumped into Suez, with a Bren gun tied to him. He's reticent to discuss it as he lost a lot of friends. That's just a bit on from the reformation you speak of too...
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    3 PARA jumped in to take the airfield, and 2 PARA landed by landing craft to take the approaches and hold them.
    Royal Marines must have been unavailable that day
    '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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