Op Banner photos - some memories for the old and bold

[Bubbles_Barker]

It must be a special moment when the letterbox plops and the medal hits the mat?

Not really. The LS&GC thing arrived 3 years after I'd left the mob.

All my gongs arrived in the mail but why shouldn't they? They were mainly for military tourism.

My commissioning scroll was delivered to me by a frozen Postie to a 5 man tent in Norway - how all the rest of the tent group laughed as I tried to stop them using it as a firestarter...

I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Bubbles_Barker]

All ops/patrols suspended, incoming imminent or int on sniper/IED in area.

Unless you happened to be out there as the target to trigger the op...

Which happened occasionally!

 

[ste14w]

Unless you happened to be out there as the target to trigger the op...

Which happened occasionally!

More than occasionally, unfortunately.

 

[9.414]

It was better when you knew you were coat trailing to trigger the response

 

[Stonker]

Do keep up - the LS&GC has been awarded to officers for a few years now....

You won't often hear this from me, but . .

FFS - Standards really ARE on the slide!!

 

[bedended]

@bedended I'm seeing a 'disagree' from you at #5856.

Are you the only bloke in the army who loved those uniforms, or were you just a fat finger away from an excellent?

Morning @Stonker,
Fat fingers. Guilty as charged but changed now. Cheers

 

[Sana]

Ballynahinch weapons find, RUC took all the glory.View attachment 524579

Excellent!

 

[beefer]

For those of you wondering whatever happened to North Howard Street Mill...

Eileen Hickey Irish Republican History Museum | Iarsmalann na Staíre Poblachtach Èireannach

 

[Kinch]

For those of you wondering whatever happened to North Howard Street Mill...

Eileen Hickey Irish Republican History Museum | Iarsmalann na Staíre Poblachtach Èireannach

I think that might be Conway Mill on the Crumlin Road. NHM is long gone

 

[Portree Kid]

For those of you wondering whatever happened to North Howard Street Mill...

Eileen Hickey Irish Republican History Museum | Iarsmalann na Staíre Poblachtach Èireannach

Having spent 3 tours in the place - Wondering what happened to it never crossed my mind - Ever

And then you come along

 

[beefer]

Never served in W Belfast so dunno really. Here’s a shot from google maps.

Edit. Yep, on checking you’re right. Saw the word “mill” and fell for it.

 

[Kinch]

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Never served in W Belfast so dunno really. Here’s a shot from google maps.

Edit. Yep, on checking you’re right. Saw the word “mill” and fell for it.

Got me confused too - I always thought it was on the Crumlin road, it clearly isn't and it is only a stone-throw (excuse the pun) from NHM. Learn something every day.

 

[Bubbles_Barker]

For those of you wondering whatever happened to North Howard Street Mill...

Eileen Hickey Irish Republican History Museum | Iarsmalann na Staíre Poblachtach Èireannach

Gone the way of most SF bases - Woodbourne, New Barnsley etc are a couple that have remained.

Got me confused too - I always thought it was on the Crumlin road, it clearly isn't and it is only a stone-throw (excuse the pun) from NHM. Learn something every day.

NHSM please.

Standards and all that.

 

[Kinch]

Gone the way of most SF bases - Woodbourne

NHSM please.

Standards and all that.

You mean this place

 

[Bubbles_Barker]

You mean this placeView attachment 525472

I do, my comment re Woodbourne suffered from an itchy trigger finger - since remedied above.

 

[Kinch]

I do, my comment re Woodbourne suffered from an itchy trigger finger - since remedied above.

I guess that since it was 'home territory (a disputed claim of course), the government wanted to remove the blots on the landscape asap whereas a fair number of Tegart Forts still adorn the Israeli-Palestinian landscapes. As an aside, I'v always thought that the Baruki posts were not quite as original as might be thought....or perhaps it was merely a replay at the tactical level.....or both.

 

[beefer]

As an aside, I'v always thought that the Baruki posts were not quite as original as might be thought....or perhaps it was merely a replay at the tactical level.....or both.

Care to elaborate for the somewhat confused?

 

[Kinch]

We used a similar idea of border installations

to try to prevent arms smuggling into southern Palestine 1936-9

 

[beefer]

We used a similar idea of border installationsView attachment 525625View attachment 525626 to try to prevent arms smuggling into southern Palestine 1936-9

Goddit thanks.

 

[AlienFTM]

We used a similar idea of border installationsView attachment 525625View attachment 525626 to try to prevent arms smuggling into southern Palestine 1936-9

There's nothing new.