A sickening vid not seen before

Subject: A sickening vid not seen before 27/8/2012, 19:35

I am sure like everyone else on here I was sickened beyond measure when I saw this when it occured. I still am sickened by the incident.

This vid gives some info I hadn't seen before.

It also mentions that some squaddies who were close by, were 'ordered off', and not to go near or help out.

Subject: Re: A sickening vid not seen before 28/8/2012, 17:05

hi there,
In Belfast 1994/95 an RUC officer pointed out some of those scroats involved to me and my team whilst at a VCP........I nearly threw up at the time, sickened and angry,it wouldn't of taken much for me to end there lives with a 5.56mm British Army bullet or 2 !!
Pinky
HUSSAR

Subject: Re: A sickening vid not seen before 28/8/2012, 17:37

You should have done.

Subject: Re: A sickening vid not seen before 28/8/2012, 20:51

pinky wrote:: hi there,
In Belfast 1994/95 an RUC officer pointed out some of those scroats involved to me and my team whilst at a VCP........I nearly threw up at the time, sickened and angry,it wouldn't of taken much for me to end there lives with a 5.56mm British Army bullet or 2 !!
Pinky
HUSSAR

Straight between the F***ing eyes .when it happened I was watching it unfold on the T.V like so many others I actually kick my T.V off its stand screaming at it with tears in my eyes . God rest their souls and may those other Bastards rot in hell ...sorry guys this one gets to me A sickening vid not seen before Logo_jimmy

Subject: Re: A sickening vid not seen before 28/8/2012, 21:04

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Lisburn_van_bombing

One of the guys was L/CPL Graham P Lambie Royal Signals who attended my wedding He boxed heavy weight but in truth was a big softie at heart . His memory will forever be etched in my mind .

Subject: Re: A sickening vid not seen before 30/8/2012, 01:33

Does anyone know if the helicopter above was armed on that day ?

I assume they had something on board.

I recall providing an escort to a civilian explosives wagon on delivery from Southern Ireland to the huge underground salt mines near Carrickfergus.

We picked the van up near Newry.

Some IRA scroats got on our tail, so I called a Puma gun bus down near Moira ( I was the wirely op). Which actually told them to F- OFF over their loudspeakers.

They did !

So some choppers were heavily armed and around.

I can't understand why the helicopter did nothing, when they saw all that went on, on that awful day for those 2 lads.

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I remember this episode very well. I am glad that I am not the only one that reacted so angrily to the savage murder of these two unfortunate men who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. After my army years it took me a long time to be able to be at ease with anyone sporting an Irish accent, my brother still has this reaction following a couple of close calls whilst on patrol in Belfast.