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Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:47 am
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Originally Posted by sibsie
I grew up in London so had a very realistic view of terrorism. I was previously engaged to a US Navy pilot who was based at The Pentagon. It amazed me that he'd travel all round the city in uniform. I asked him about the security aspect at the time and he said it never crossed his mind. This was pre 9/11 but as far as I can tell, nothing's changed.
I was stationed at Keogh Barracks near Aldershot for a while in 1986. It was a training depot for us medics and we regularly had detachments of US marines over for training. We would all bugger off into Aldershot of a friday night - in our civvies - and watch as the yanks in full regalia went wandering around like it was WW2 and they'd come to save us and were promptly met by hoards of pissed up Guards from Pirbright Depot....not a pretty sight
 
Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:49 am
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WTF??? They can't walk around in uniform?
Not in a loooong time.
 
Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:50 am
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I was stationed at Keogh Barracks near Aldershot for a while in 1986. It was a training depot for us medics and we regularly had detachments of US marines over for training. We would all bugger off into Aldershot of a friday night - in our civvies - and watch as the yanks in full regalia went wandering around like it was WW2 and they'd come to save us and were promptly met by hoards of pissed up Guards from Pirbright Depot....not a pretty sight
Ahh the guards, Fallingbostal in Germany on a saturday night, beer and tear gas....brings back memories
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Originally Posted by sibsie
I grew up in London so had a very realistic view of terrorism.
I just want to make the point that the IRA didn't just bomb London.

Most English people have the same view whom grew up in the IRA era.

granted, London being the Capital had more than it's fair share.

1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower
1971: Bomb demolishes crowded Belfast pub
1972: Army kills 13 in civil rights protest
1972: IRA bomb kills six at Aldershot barracks
1973: Bomb blasts rock central London
1974: Soldiers and children killed in coach bombing
1974: Dublin and Monaghan bomb kills 23
1974: IRA bombs parliament
1974: Four dead in Guildford bomb blasts
1974: Bomb blast in London club
1974: Birmingham pub blasts kill 19
1974: Heath's(PM) home is bombed
1975: London Hilton bombed
1975: Bomb blasts rock Northern Ireland
1975: TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead
976: Explosions rock London's West End
1978: Four dead in post office shootings
1979: British ambassador assassinated in Holland
1979: Car bomb kills Airey Neave
1979: IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten
1979: Soldiers die in Warrenpoint massacre
1982: IRA bombs cause carnage in London
1982: RUC officers killed by IRA bomb
1983: Harrods bomb blast kills six
1984: Tory Cabinet in Brighton bomb blast
1987: 30 hurt as car bomb hits Army base
1987: Bomb kills 11 at Enniskillen
1988: Three shot dead at Milltown Cemetery
1989: IRA bombs Tern Hill barracks
1989: Ten dead in Kent barracks bomb
1990: IRA bombs Stock Exchange
1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester
1993: Child killed in Warrington bomb attack
1993: IRA bomb devastates City of London
1996: Docklands (London) bomb ends IRA ceasefire
1996: Bomb blast destroys London bus
1996: Huge explosion rocks central Manchester
1998: Dozens die in Omagh bombing
2001: Second blast at London post office
2001: Car bomb in west London injures seven
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Originally Posted by ImHere
Not in a loooong time.
Out of interest, why is that?
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Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:52 am
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Originally Posted by Manc
I just want to make the point that the IRA didn't just bomb London.

Most English people have the same view whom grew up in the IRA era.
I meant with bomb scares, tubes being shut that sort of thing.
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Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:53 am
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Out of interest, why is that?
Terrorist targets. There were incidents of IRA accosting military personel going on leave back on the 70's (a bit obvious 1 sqauddie sat on his tod in a train in full uniform), so the MOD banned all brit military personel from wearing uniform off duty and off camp. It still stands today I believe.
 
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Originally Posted by Manc
I just want to make the point that the IRA didn't just bomb London.

Most English people have the same view whom grew up in the IRA era.

granted, London being the Capital had more than it's fair share.

1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower
1971: Bomb demolishes crowded Belfast pub
1972: Army kills 13 in civil rights protest
1972: IRA bomb kills six at Aldershot barracks
1973: Bomb blasts rock central London
1974: Soldiers and children killed in coach bombing
1974: Dublin and Monaghan bomb kills 23
1974: IRA bombs parliament
1974: Four dead in Guildford bomb blasts
1974: Bomb blast in London club
1974: Birmingham pub blasts kill 19
1974: Heath's(PM) home is bombed
1975: London Hilton bombed
1975: Bomb blasts rock Northern Ireland
1975: TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead
976: Explosions rock London's West End
1978: Four dead in post office shootings
1979: British ambassador assassinated in Holland
1979: Car bomb kills Airey Neave
1979: IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten
1979: Soldiers die in Warrenpoint massacre
1982: IRA bombs cause carnage in London
1982: RUC officers killed by IRA bomb
1983: Harrods bomb blast kills six
1984: Tory Cabinet in Brighton bomb blast
1987: 30 hurt as car bomb hits Army base
1987: Bomb kills 11 at Enniskillen
1988: Three shot dead at Milltown Cemetery
1989: IRA bombs Tern Hill barracks
1989: Ten dead in Kent barracks bomb
1990: IRA bombs Stock Exchange
1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester
1993: Child killed in Warrington bomb attack
1993: IRA bomb devastates City of London
1996: Docklands (London) bomb ends IRA ceasefire
1996: Bomb blast destroys London bus
1996: Huge explosion rocks central Manchester
1998: Dozens die in Omagh bombing
2001: Second blast at London post office
2001: Car bomb in west London injures seven
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Originally Posted by ImHere
Terrorist targets. There were incidents of IRA accosting military personel going on leave back on the 70's (a bit obvious 1 sqauddie sat on his tod in a train in full uniform), so the MOD banned all brit military personel from wearing uniform off duty and off camp. It still stands today I believe.
Ah, I should have thought of that. Makes sense.
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Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:55 am
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Hello manc, or is that Lurkio?
eh?
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Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:56 am
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Ahh the guards, Fallingbostal in Germany on a saturday night, beer and tear gas....brings back memories
You were a Guard then?
 
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eh?
LOL you appeared from nowhere
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Old Jul 12th 2005, 3:57 am
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Hello manc, or is that Lurkio?
I think there's a few missing from that list. Mill Hill from 1988 isn't on there. I remember that one 'cos it woke me up. I was at HMP Hendon at the time!
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You were a Guard then?
LOL nooooooooooo that was the opposition
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LOL you appeared from nowhere
sorry was discussing women in TV Adverts with Webbie in the football thread.
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