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Coming home.

Grump

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Can I bore you with some pics to remind you what our heroes go through?
My nephew is coming home on Wednesday this week and we will be there to see them coming in.
He has sent these pics over the months as he always does, most we can't reproduce for obvious reasons but these are on their website so no fear.

Sandstorm coming in over the camp, I am glad I don't there init?

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Night fire, frightening lightning.

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Organising this lot to get back here.

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It ain't alf ot mum.

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Moving out.

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There is no boredom in that at all Brian. They are hero's, every one of them and I hope and pray that the all get back safely. They have been trying to make the world a safer place to be and I would like to think that what they've done has been worth it. As soon as the radicals have been wiped out or they practice what they preach in 'Understanding' the better.
 
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chas_41_uk said:
Definitely. "Her Indoors" son has done 3 tours. Hopefully he won't be going back.
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Let's hope he don't it is hostile out there.
This is the fourth time Matt has been out there, his wife is in Germany they haven't seen each other for who knows how long.
 
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Ta dad we have only fretted for them for the last 30 years or so, whenever he posted to a war zone.
We are not alone and are the lucky ones to keep him unharmed.
 
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Hope he gets home safe and sound, I know what it is like to get home after a similar tour when I served in Ireland through the troubles.
 
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So glad he is at last coming home Brian, they are all bloody Hero's def, Let's hope none of em ever go back again!
 
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Dalboy said:
Hope he gets home safe and sound, I know what it is like to get home after a similar tour when I served in Ireland through the troubles.
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Yeah he did that too he must be getting too old for all this running around now init?
He is Regimental Sergeant Major now so does he still run with the boys.
Yep I think so, this was on his FB just a couple of days ago, paintballing a good job it was only paint or that one on the bonce would have him coming home in a box init?

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Thanks for the lovely comments, cant wait to see him again.
That will be one hell of a session when he comes over with his dad.
Damn just realised I got a holiday in between.
Hope he stays for a while so we can catch up init?
 
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The boys are enjoying being back home and drinking 6 pints at a time from spend shell cases fired in anger.
They had a dry time over there, Matt lost a lot of weight, now he is doing his level best to put some back on.
Will be seeing him this weekend he picks up his new car and wants to show it off init?

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Good to see that they are coming back to where they belong Brian, respect to them all .. :thumbs:
 
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Its so good to see any military man back home safe and sound and that is the best way to use a cartridge case (except for making pens). Hopefully all he'll have to fight from now onwards is a hangover.
 
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I bet you are all relieved he is back safe and sound, and thank you to him for doing his day job.............keeping the world a safer place.

I bet that beer fasted good.:pint::pint::pint::pint::pint::pint::drunked:
 
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I bet that beer fasted good.
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There'll be a lot flowing this week. he is on his way to see his mum and dad who only live a few miles away from us.
So we will all be together as one big family tonight and tomorrow.
Look out Stevenage, Cheshunt and Harlow the Wilson's are out init?
 
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