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The beloved Saracen armoured personnel carrier 32 BA 11 (above), commanded by Corporal Mike Burgess and driven by Trooper Liam Waite, rehearsing for WWIII in Cumbria circa 1981.
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| "The difference between a medium-recce squadron and a close-recce squadron is: A medium-recce squadron gets slaughtered, whereas a close-recce squadron gets fucking annihilated." |
| — W02 Atkinson BEM |
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I must have been about 22 when this I.D. photo was taken. I remember I gave my "religion" as existentialist, and they wrote down "Church of England" without a pause.
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I include this snap of Joe Lakatos (left) not because of any special friendship. As a recruit, he distinguished himself as a fast learner and a reliable team player. The last time I saw him was at a reunion in a pub on Ludgate Circus long after I had been promoted out of Support Troop and he had transfered to the Parachute Regiment. It was a terrible shock to hear that he drowned on a training exercise.
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