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Subject: 'The Belfast Sky Pilot'

Author:
Jim Martin

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Date Posted: 15:12:09 03/12/05 Sat

We meet some truly remarkable Characters on what I remember of that tour of the City centre of Belfast. One in particular stands out,and for the life of me I cannot remember his Name? If there is a God he will know! He wore a dog collar,and he had something to do with the College in that fair city.He was not the usual type associated with the Bible bashing clergy! He used to go round all the Segment gates that were manned of a night bringing a 'brew' round for the lads and he would have a word to say to everybody on duty. Apparently he would do all this off his own back without expecting any help from anybody! And very much appreciated it was by all the lads. Come rain or shine he would turn up regardless of the weather,night after night,always a smile and a few words of encouragement for those of us in the twilight zone! I even saw sceptic's like 'Andy Five'deep in conversation with this gentleman on a number of occasions. Truly remarkable as I said! If you visited his 'Chapel' you would find Regimental plaques all around the walls of every Unit that ever saw duty in that fair city given to him as a Thankyou for a service that nobody could repay for this man's diligent and time, that meant so much to those that were there in those troubled times !.......Amen.

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