The Aldershot Bombing & The Parachute Regiment #339
The Aldershot Bombing & The Parachute Regiment, features John Bosely, who’s mother was murdered at Aldershot Barracks in 1972.
The Aldershot Bombing & The Parachute Regiment
John Bosley is a former Sapper in the Royal Engineers. Unlike his father & brothers, who all joined the Parachute Regiment, John initially went for training with the Royal Marines. Thelma Bosley & six other people, were killed at Aldershot Barracks in 1972.
Transcript from ‘A Commando Dagger In Hollywood’ podcast
John – One of my brothers was very vocal in trying to get it addressed. It really rankered him over a long period. The Bloody Sunday inquiry went on over 12 years. The Northern Ireland troubles go back way longer than we acknowledge. It goes back to 800 years or so. The recent period of trouble started in the late sixties.
There was tensions between the Protestant loyalist Community and the Catholics. The Catholics were in favour of Northern Ireland becoming part of southern Ireland and being reunited into one country. Initially the British government deployed security there to protect the Catholics from attacks from the Protestants.
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US Marine Joins The IRA | John Crawley
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
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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Special Ops Behind Enemy Lines | James E Mack Royal Marines #295
Special Ops Behind Enemy Lines, features James E Mack, a Royal Marine who ventured into the world of Special Ops & is now a successful author.
Special Ops Behind Enemy Lines | James E Mack Royal Marines
James E. Mack became a Royal Marines Commando in the late 1980s and later on, a member of a Special Operations Unit. His 22-year career saw James serving all over the globe. He subsequently specialised as a Counter-Terrorism adviser and assisted in UK and US operations. His passion for wildlife has seen James develop Counter-Poaching programs for conservation organisations in West Africa. Amongst his achievements, James is now a highly successful author.
Transcript from ‘Special Ops Behind Enemy Lines’ podcast
James – I’d actually had a bit of an interest in it from the Northern Ireland tour with the Marines Chris. There these two long-haired bearded guys came to our location. They gave us a very vague brief on who they were. Basically they were saying if you see anything interesting, forward it to us if they’re chatty or anything like that. Now these two guys didn’t cover themselves in glory with our location and actually there were a couple of cowboys. Which we learnt quite quickly.
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14 INT Op Banner | Martin Edwards Royal Marines | Podcast #232
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.
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