My Anniversary
A lifetime ago
Today holds a special memory for me.
While most people will be celebrating Bonfire night, a practice I have never enjoyed, today is a special anniversary for me.
In 1978, at the age of 24, I was demobbed from the Royal Air Force, at the end of my six-year tenure; during my time, I served in two war zones, Germany, and Ireland.
Germany may appear an area for a war zone, but in the mid-70's NATO was on full alert status, expecting a terrorist attck from the Red Arm Faction, after the jailing of Ulrike Meinhof and Andreas Baader. For my services in Ireland I was awarded the General Service Medal
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