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Same thing happened my Dad, PJ the teacher from Tyrone. Im sure you know him.

yeah the not knowing what lay ahead would have been the worst!I'll pass on your kind regards to my father, should be going back to Tyrone during the week so i'll mention it to him then. all the best in future buddy and all the best to your father also!!

i think it would have been the thought of not knowing what was going to happen that would have scared me the most of i was in their shoes back then. I mean the army could have done anything and have it hushed up.bad times...but hey look where we are at now, N. Ireland is a great place to live with great prospects for the future....you have to go through the hard times before you can have the good times.If you were to say to the lads back then that N.Ireland was going to be a peaceful and somewhat prosperous land in 30 odd years they would have laughed at you lol

yeah, the guys of that generation had alot to go through, we got off lucky enough compared to what they had to endure!!