Originally Posted by warrenpenalver

I was on a landing craft on HMS FEARLESS about to go on an exercise with turkish marines in turkey. We heard what was going on, then got given the go ahead and carried on. Didnt see any of the TV footage for another few weeks until i had left the ship. Listened to bits on the radio on the LCVP though.

was wierd seeing the photos in papers in following weeks and eventually on tv. Didnt seem that real.


what were you upto in iraq then?? hang over from the bombings and action earlier in the year to take out the air defences???