On This Day
Published On: 17th February 2013
The Parachute Regiment Heroes being laid to rest at the Military Cemetery in Aldershot..Let us remember them and their sacrifice for this Country.
We don't need anyone to apologise on behalf of us for doing our duty.
These men gave their lives doing their duty.
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Published On: 17th February 1994
Killed during horizontal mortar attack on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) mobile patrol, Friendly Street, Markets, Belfast.
Published On: 17th February 1985
Off duty. Shot outside St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.
Published On: 17th February 1978
Corden-Lloyd’s battalion was deployed to Northern Ireland in December 1977, at a time when hostilities in the province were at their peak. A few days after their arrival, his troops suffered their first casualties and regular engagements with the Provisional IRA continued over the following weeks. On 17 February, a Green Jackets observation post deployed around the village of Jonesborough Continue Reading
