Lest we Forget

[barney]

40th anniversary of Falklands .
https://www.falklands.gov.fk/londonoffice/falklands40th
40 years, bloody hell ,where have all those's years gone

[Nutah]

Lest We Forget

[t965m]

An oppo of mine won an MM down there. Took out a couple of machine gun posts - reckons he ran the wrong way and they were in his way. Guys a fekin legend. Still struggles with it all these years later.

[ursus americanus]

An oppo of mine won an MM down there. Took out a couple of machine gun posts - reckons he ran the wrong way and they were in his way. Guys a fekin legend. Still struggles with it all these years later.

Isn't Google a wonderful thing Guess that was Gary Marshall although the citation for Mike Eccles is very similar. Think Mike was in my troop in K company but that was a long, long time ago. The same google search revealed that one of my oppos, Chris Fox, was awarded a Military Cross during the conflict as well.

Steve

[t965m]

Mick Eccles. Poor bugger is living on the streets most of the time and barely knows what’s going on. Mick took me under his wing when I was a young marine and he was a three badger. A fantastic guy and was a corps footballer. So sad to see what’s happened to him despite many trying to help him - seems like he’s on a slow self destruct.

Worth having a look at look at Harry Siddal’s citation too. Another ML legend - rarely talks about it. A humble and amazing guy.