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Today is the 20th anniversary of the murders of Pte John Birch (28), LCpl John Bradley (25), LCpl Michael Adams (23) and Pte Steven Smart (23), all members of the Ulster Defence Regiment CGC. The men were killed in a Provisional IRA land mine attack on their mobile patrol on Ballydugan Road, Downpatrick. They were travelling as part of a two Land Rover patrol from Ballykinlar to Downpatrick when PIRA command wire detonated a 1000lb landmine bomb hidden in a culvert beneath the road.
The morning of that attack is something I will never forget. We think of the men, especially today, but will remember them always.
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The morning of that attack is something I will never forget. We think of the men, especially today, but will remember them always.
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