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On Patrol with the Pathfinders in Afghanistan (video series)

Discussions about those units who make up The Parachute Regiment.
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Awesome mate, good to hear from you! 8)
[i]‘We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat’ - Queen Victoria, 1899[/i]
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Paratrooper01 wrote:52 degrees i measured here today....fcuking screw the nut! :lol:
Yeah, it was nearly as hot as that here in California. 8) The cold beer seems to sort that out though! :drinking:

Have a good tour mate, stay low and move fast.
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Good to hear from you Para01

Echo what Ronnie said.........another cold beer? :lol:

Stay safe ops
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Just a silly questions.....just wonder what kind of vests they are using? It seems like Eagle CIRAS and warrior RICAS....
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Greenronnie wrote: The sound of that RPG was scarialy familiar! :-?
Yea, seen!

I'm a Call Of Duty 4 Ninja too 8) :D

Nice to see your entertaining yourself Para01, just take care yeah?

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shrimp wrote:Just a silly questions.....just wonder what kind of vests they are using? It seems like Eagle CIRAS and warrior RICAS....
Well I use tesco value vests, they come in packs of three and are pretty handy on a winter's morn.

Hope thats informative :multi:

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Skeav wrote:
Greenronnie wrote: The sound of that RPG was scarialy familiar! :-?
Yea, seen!

I'm a Call Of Duty 4 Ninja too 8) :D
Never heard one on the that mate. Had a few real ones fly past a bit too close for comfort though.
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Greenronnie wrote:Never heard one on the that mate. Had a few real ones fly past a bit too close for comfort though.
It might just be on multiplayer then.

Ref. the real ones, fair play to you mate, that must have been a bit hairy!

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Greenronnie wrote:Never heard one on the that mate. Had a few real ones fly past a bit too close for comfort though.
Sounds like quite a night you had out in Manchester then :lol: :lol: :drinking:
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Fairly chopsy comments from a two wannabe recruits. If either of you earn the right to have RPG rounds fired at you, and you still think it's funny, then gob off about it. I am very lucky to be alive today, mainly due to the firers of those things not being decent shots.
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Greenronnie wrote:Fairly chopsy comments from two wannabe recruits.
Yea fair one GR.

I was only having a laugh, I personally find its good to joke about these things, you obviously don't though and I appologise.

Like I said, fair play to you.

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No probs mate, I've got as daft a sense of humour as the next bloke, but sometimes people can get a bit above thier station. The noise of those RPGs really brought back some scary memories. Plus these comments came just after I had heard about a very close mate being casevac'd with some quite bad injuries. Am off to see him this week in hospital.
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Greenronnie wrote:No probs mate, I've got as daft a sense of humour as the next bloke, but sometimes people can get a bit above thier station. The noise of those RPGs really brought back some scary memories. Plus these comments came just after I had heard about a very close mate being casevac'd with some quite bad injuries. Am off to see him this week in hospital.
I'm very sorry to hear that GR, my best wishes to your mate for a full and speedy recovery.
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mutter1 wrote:I'm very sorry to hear that GR, my best wishes to your mate for a full and speedy recovery.
Cheers. He's lucky to be alive and he knows it. If he wasn't in one of those new vehicles he wouldn't be. Spoke to him yesterday and looking forward to visiting him later this week. Kind of expecting a phone call to pack my kit now! :o
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