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US Marine Joins The IRA | John Crawley

Posted on 27 February 202327 February 2023 by Chris Thrall

US Marine Joins The IRA, features John Crawley, an Irishman who joined the US Marines, then came back home to join the resistance.

US Marine Joins The lRA | John Crawley

John Crawley left Ireland to join the US Marine Corps. Four years later, he was hand-picked by Martin McGuinness to help ship armaments to Northern Ireland. With the IRA riddled with assests working for British Intelligence, he was caught and served two seperate terms in prison.

Transcript from ‘US Marine Joins The lRA’ podcast

John – I didn’t join the US Marines with a view that the IRA needed my help. I wasn’t that presumptuous. It wasn’t like I was going to join the Marines, come back and be this person who was going to improve things. That that never crossed my mind. I joined the Marines for two reasons. One was to enhance my professional development. So when I did come back and join the IRA, I would be well trained. The other was to test my commitment because I probably would have joined the IRA at 18, but I didn’t know anybody in the area. It was a secret army.

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Veterans Meet The IRA

Posted on 13 February 202313 February 2023 by Chris Thrall

Veterans Meet The IRA, features Kenny Thomas who served with The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment across the world & in Northern Ireland.

Veterans Meet The IRA

Veterans Meet The Former lRA features Kenny Williams who served with The King’s Own Royal Border Regiment. After teaming up with Veterans For Peace, Kenny and colleagues went to Northern Ireland to meet up with some old adversaries.

Transcript from ‘Veterans Meet The IRA’ podcast

Kenny – The minute we got off the aircraft we were met by Shaun. He’s in the Republican ex-prisoner support group. We sat down with a cup of tea in Belfast airport and he said, look guys, you’re completely safe. Everyone wants to meet you. You’ve got nothing to worry about, all right boys? We were like, okay, cool, let’s go. It was straight to Derry. I mean literally getting a car and boom, straight to Derry.

Then on the video you can see my eyes are like, bloody hell you know? It’s freaking hell and I’m I’m sat down with the victims of Bloody Sunday. The guy says look, we’re not political or anything here and this is what the community went through. He showed us where the rounds went off on the bog side.

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14 INT Op Banner | Martin Edwards Royal Marines | Podcast #232

Posted on 10 January 202210 January 2022 by Chris Thrall

14 INT Op Banner, features Martin Edwards, who after leaving The Royal Marines, joined 14 INT in the fight against terrorism in Northern Ireland.

14 INT | Op Banner | Martin Edwards Royal Marines

Martin Edwards was a Royal Marine and went on to be an operator in the elite 14th Intelligence unit. Originally from Rhyl, Martin escaped a horrific childhood to forge out a successful and varied career. He managed to retire as a multi-millionaire. His best-selling book, ‘Ultimate Survivor’ tells a mind-blowing story of IRA ambushes and run-ins with Sinn Fein politicians. Add to the mix a few military coups and being a bodyguard to royalty.

Transcript from ’14 INT | Op Banner’ podcast

Martin – They both had the same injuries as the bullets had gone through their stomach. James had gone for his pistol and taken a lot out, so she sat with him as he died in the hospital. I was on control because you have one operator doing the radio to call people in and the two operators. Well unfortunately he died bless him. I was going to go back in the marines until I was interviewed by a major who called me a fucking cowboy.

There was about a month before I said no and so when I went back I was all bravado. This is where I followed McGuinness into a shop. You get all cocky don’t you at the end of your tour, nothing can touch me. So I’m doing a foot patrol through Derry and McGuinness walks into this shop.