July 1972

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My last week in Belfast.
During this week I honour the following:
Corporal KENNETH CHARLES MOGG 13th July 1972
Lance Corporal MARTIN ROONEY 13th July 1972
Private HENRY JOSEPH RUSSELL 13th July 1972
Private JOHN TECWYN HERBERT WILLIAMS 14th July 1972
Lieutenant ROBERT WATKIN WILLIAMS-WYNN 14th July 1972
Driver PETER HEPPENSTALL 14th July 1972
Fusilier KENNETH CANHAM 14th July 1972
Private DAVID ANTHONY MEEKE 17th July 1972
Kingsman JAMES JOSEPH JONES 18th July 1972
All the above were murdered within a mile or two of where I was, and at the time, I never knew.

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Even after all those years, the casualty list is still hard to grasp.

We Will Remember Them.

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The casualty lists really do reveal a brutal bloody war which was almost hidden from the media's and the overall populations radar. Never again, please........

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97 people killed in July 1972; it would have been 100 but 3 of the Claudy victims lived until the first week in August.

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I was in between tours and news did seem a bit sparse especially re military casualties. I do remember prees catching pm Ted Heath offguard as he came in from sailing his yacht off Cowes and asking him what he was going to do about the problem in NI to which he replied, " There is NO problem in Northern Ireland " yeah, ok.

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not the best year of my life.........R.I.P. to all murdered by cowards.....

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Heath sailed whilst Belfast burned. Apologies to the author of 'Nero fiddled whilst Rome burned.'

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Heath sailed whilst Belfast burned. Apologies to the author of 'Nero fiddled whilst Rome burned.'

That was a book all about the roman legions written by Kennos Whartimus Aquaplanus (Ken The Waterskier)
It was written on thousands of stone tablets which now form the foundations of The Colliseum.

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That was a book all about the roman legions written by Kennos Whartimus Aquaplanus (Ken The Waterskier)
It was written on thousands of stone tablets which now form the foundations of The Colliseum.

......so thats where he is, i had better tell local council not to drain the lake looking for him, thankyou.....

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God sent unto Moses as he ascended Mout Sinai: 'Here are the Commandents, Moses.' And Moses asked 'How much are they?' God replied: 'Why, they are free my son.' Moses responded: 'I'll have 10!' 4F was there and can confirm this.

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And it came to pass that Aquaplanus did walk upon the waters
And the people that saw it said "Look at that ***** walking upon the water"
Whereupon the one with 4 digits did give him the sign, and the sign was one finger.

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What a hell of a price we paid for that s**t hole.