20 years ago tonight..
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20 years ago tonight..
...was the start of Gulf War 1. (actual date was 17th Jan, but the day was a Sunday)
I remember it vividly - fell asleep in front of the TV only to be woken by the sound of bombs. (on the news, that is).
I remember it vividly - fell asleep in front of the TV only to be woken by the sound of bombs. (on the news, that is).
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I would have been 3! Obviously don't remember anything about it, but, as always, feel for the people that had to go over there. Quite lucky to have been born in this country when you think about it, totally safe and secure at that age. Plenty of other kids around the world not as fortunate.
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I wasnt old enough to fall asleep in front telly (26) , i was told america had let rip the morning after , at the time i thought , right on , just shows how your opinion is skewed by the BBC
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I was on the Drilling rig Gorilla 4 off Great Yarmouth, watching it all on sky news, best bit was the news man saying that a cruise missile had just went down the main street in bagdad and turned left and blew up Sadams house lol
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lol surrounded by yanks as well I bet!
I remember standing in a fish and chip shop being pished as a fart when it came on the news.
Ofcourse that was when I could take a bloody good bucket and never have hangovers.
I remember standing in a fish and chip shop being pished as a fart when it came on the news.
Ofcourse that was when I could take a bloody good bucket and never have hangovers.
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I remember it as I was on guard duty at the radar base in Episkopi when the first sortie from Rhiyad took off.
And I think you have got your dates wrong! it all kicked off on Wednesday 16th at 23:30 GMT.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2754103.stm
And I think you have got your dates wrong! it all kicked off on Wednesday 16th at 23:30 GMT.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2754103.stm
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We also had to do round the clock stints at RAF Akrotiri loading VC10s with pallets of 6 x 1000 lb bombs They were disgusting as they were all coverd in some green antistatic slime. Didin't stop us leaving messages to Sadaam on them though
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