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I saw some awful shocking things. Now 40 years on and living on the other side of the world I'm still drawn to all this horror. Now, being away from it all I can see the futility of it all from a humantirian point of view. May God bless those on all sides; they all fought for what they thought was right......... who was right and who was wrong? The human factor comes into play... all involved were human beings fighting for their cause. None of them thought they were in the wrong.
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4 months ago 5
HERO
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4 months ago 4
can't lissen to this without crying / from an ex serviceman who lost a friend on patrol in ireland,
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4 months ago 3
sgt m.g.willets was a true profesional soldier and deserves to be remembered allot more than he has been :(
did he even get a medal for this?
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It makes you cry, what we as humans do to each other. Yet even though this depicts the horrors we do to each other, it also shows the selflessness and good that exists in all of us.
What hurts me most is the way they jeered at him after he died, despite the way he gave his life for their own kin.
Sigh, whenever I hear this, i strangely get a tingling a numinous feeling. I'm not religous, but its just one of those things.
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It's ALWAYS been one of my favourite tracks, and I'm truly ashamed to say (honestly) that for nearly 35 years years I hadn't known it was based on an actual event. I am in even more admiration for the song and especially for Sgt Willetts who's courage was inestimatable - makes no difference whether I agree(d) with the conflict or not - his heroism was indisputable.
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5 months ago 2
ira scum
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5 months ago 2
He didn't actually lie on the bomb, he used his body to try to reinforce a door in order to protect the people from the blast which came from inside the (now empty) room which he had just cleared of people.
I did my bit with the British army in NI in 1977 and I was very moved by this video. However I do strongly object to the revolting image shown at 4:22.....I just pray that his mother never sees it!!! Otherwise a good video.
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it was a selfless act of kindness its just wats goin on in afganistan what a kind man
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this song is deep,
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I defy anyone to name one republican who performed such a selfless act to protect the lives of those who considered them "murderers not friends". Sgt Willetts is a shining example of the best traditions of the British Army in the face of animal hatred. May God forgive them!
lest we forget srgt. willets! a true hero! makes me proud to be english! we remember you! NO SURRENDER!