My light bulb moment on why I chose the Army kind of happened around about the Falklands conflict, so 1982, as a 13-year old at school, watching that on TV, the public adulation, the whole acceptance of us having to go and take back something that was taken from this country, it was that euphoria of seeing the ships laden with troops and the whole media coverage resonated so strongly with me.
I Am Tommy Atkins – Steve Heaney In Sierra Leone: True Resolve And Guile Steeped In Tommy Spirit In West Africa Part One
Nov 6, 2019 | Latest News, Remembrance, Veterans