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Subject: Re: sea cruise

Author:
Jim Martin

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Date Posted: 11:57:12 03/06/05 Sun
In reply to: tony grant 's message, "sea cruise" on 20:34:41 03/05/05 Sat

Tony, That sea cruise was I believe a two-way affair. It was the first and only time that the Regiment as a whole used this method to go to N.Ireland from the Southampton area. I can remember that all the cooks on board were 'Chinks'. This I believe,was the Regiments second tour of the province at that time. I think we went to Long Kesh then to Londonderry for 'Operation Motorman'. I remember coming back from the end of that tour aboard that vessel passing the Isle of Wight in the Solent thinking that I could have swam home from there!...It's amazing how certain things bring back recollections, of incidents and memories of those times of our youth!....Don't you think?........

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