A Brush with Fate: Why Cherishing Our Service Memories Matters
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In this gripping video, I share the heart-stopping moment when a piece of shrapnel nearly hit me during my service. This close call serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of collecting and cherishing memories from our time in the military. Join me as I recount the harrowing experience and discuss how these memories shape our lives, build camaraderie, and remind us of the sacrifices made by those who serve. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more personal stories and insights from my service life in the British Army.
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Unless you’ve been involved in a IED explosion you don’t understand the power of shrapnel and blast impact. I’m in Ukraine just now and mines + IED’S are my biggest fear after shelling. Loving your videos bro a lot of boys in Ukraine watch them. Keep it up
Best of luck mate, stay low move fast.
Loved that one.. Serving Irish soldier here & two years off retirement.. Your stuff brought me into photography, I’m back in college studying photography with the hope of making that an earner in civvie life. I’ve been looking for ideas of documenting my service (I’ve a grandchild on the way) and never thought of a memory box for my future family!.. Thank you so much 😊
I hope you enjoy your retirement mate, no doubt you have earned it 👍👍
@@stephensmith4480 cheers, but the lads would say I spent the time dossing 😂.. I’ve loved army life & can’t imagine losing my identity but hey I’ve had a ball and a life & career like no other
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Yeah I’m a big believer of the memory box and also actually printing photos and sucking them in books etc. There is just something different about actually holding a physical picture or book. Best of luck in college with the new venture. The method I use to get better is just by doing it daily and I’ve found that had really brought on my photography/film eye.
Thank you for your service.
One of my best mates from school served in afghan with the marines and he was deployed during his birthday, so i have the upmost respect for what you guys did. I probably would have enlisted if we kept in closer contact during college.
Amazing video Luke! I think it is a very important thing to remember your own/ancestor's service careers. My da done 12 years in the Highlanders 94-06 which I'm very proud of and I'm looking to join the SCOTS if all goes well next year with assessment boards etc. A wee note of interest as well, my great granda was in the Royal Irish Rifles from 1915-1918, unfortunately no photos but he'd of been through some experiences I'm sure as he survived the Somme. I commented on your video saying about my Army Officer selection board coming up and I sat that last week and thankfully passed so absolutely delighted.
Amazing news Reference officer selection board and one more step closer to Sandhurst!
It’s a great thing to keep family traditions moving and it’s kind of becomes a mini honour to be the one moving forward with it and carrying it on.
A good friend of mine has been researching his family`s Military history. His father served in WW2 In The Royal Welsh fusiliers, his Grandfather served in The Great War, but he did not know that his Grandfathers cousin also served in I think The Cheshire Regiment. But what came out of the blue was that his Grandfathers Cousin was awarded The Victoria Cross. He said he was just completely shocked but so proud as well, that a member of his family was given the Highest Military Honour that our Country can bestow on someone. I think I would be too.
That is an awesome discovery. It’s amazing the tools available nowadays to aid in research.
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Fantastic memories..
The very best mate.
Just waiting for my assessment centre date as i type this. Finding your channel has helped alot mate, appreciate it
Best of luck and I’m glad you’ve got something from the channel.
Brilliant!! Well done!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
This is amazing
Thanks!
Any young guys and girls joining the army or anyone who has recently joined, 100% take photos, keep mementos. Your time will fly by in a flash and you may regret not having something to reflect on, to symbolize and remind you of your journey. I am about to leave in the next few months and I regret not having enough photos and mementos of some key moments in my journey and my time. My father said the exact same thing to me about his time, and as a standard son doesn't listen to his father, I made the same mistake. I don't often get any of my few photos and mementos out but when I do it is usually at an important time of reflection in my life, I believe it helps you on your next steps, particularly before moments of big leaps of progress.
There's my 10p worth. All the best.
From A Queen's Royal Hussar.
So true to keep the memories alive, I still have my issued hackle from 1983 when I started my training at IJLB Shornecliffe, We were not allowed to wear the issued hackles but rather pay (50p I think) for a PRI hackle. I treasure my photo's from training and Battalion and every so often a new photo will emerge on social media and the comments will go on for days as different people remember different thing from that posting or incident, Oh, how wonderful it would have been if we had mobile phones instead of having to run to Boots to get our rolls of film developed. Great video and please take as many photo's and try to remember as much as you can because, before you know it it's 40 years since you walked through the gates for the first time, stay safe Bozzy O.A.F.A.A.F.
That shrapnel would have caused a serious amount of damage
In 2006 I was working/training Colombian Engineers in Bogotá. It was here that I realised that the evolution of Taliban tactics would follow a similar pattern to how the FARC were targeting Colombian soldiers.
The penny dropped and it dawned that a democratic country could never win a guerrilla insurgency that had the support of the local population.
We just can’t take the casualties
We were literally just patrolling as big juicy targets for the Taliban to target at their time and choosing.
Tragic waste of time, resources, men, tears.
Ex royal Irish rangers here my grandad was ww1 royal horse artillery 1914
How right , I wish I had kept my battalion photo , can’t get one now
Could possibly reach out to people on Facebook etc to see if anyone has copies etc?
There must be a Facebook group for you battalion?
I still have the name badge I was given in 1985 on my first day of Junior Leaders and the troop track suit we had to buy.
My dad has my great grandfather’s WW1 medals including his Military Medal and Croix de Guerre.
Would you be able to talk more about the course you did recently ?Would be interested in finding out more about it :)
Leave it with me and I’ll work on something.
On the 1st day of basic training in 1984 we was told to run downstairs pick up a small stone. Then we was told to carry it everywhere. Until we was given id cards. I still have it today. Plus the ACC cook book which we was all given. Only to find out that they took the money for them out of our 1st months pay 😂
Memories or memories no matter how big or small they are. Cool having that stone still.
Great to keep all your memories and ‘proof’ Luke for the day some spotty twenty yr old is calling you out on stolen valour and demand your ‘dd 214… and MOS’ 😂👍🏻
😂 to true! This rate it will be my own 12 year old, who just seems to think I head off on solo holidays every time I leave the front door 😅
hi there, your videos are amazing, as a current applicant to the army, what would be some main differences between joining the royal irish regiment or the rifles regiment, which one gets more opportunities to travel and just opportunities wise is it basically the same?, also if your in 1 R Irish regiment is there options to get based in northern ireland or is that a no ? thanks mate
You lucky to have photos i have 5 from all my time. We didn't have phones them days 😂 silly question 1916 was that July on the back. Battle of Somme time
I think it was yeah, hand writing is quite hard to read but he did come back and he passed a few years after the war.
Did you ever serve under Colonel Tim Collins? Is he as famous witching your regiment as he is in the general public?
No I wasn’t in whilst he had command. I came in shortly after.
I read his Book, it was amazing and well worth getting.
He was brilliant to serve under. We thought we could have fought the world and won.
@@phucknuts.7065 What did he do that made you all feel that way? Is it normal for a commander to make his men feel that way in the British Army?
@@fionagallagher984 He was a field solider and had no time for BS, but don’t mistake that for not having time for discipline or being a professional because he knew every job and also the regimental history and expected the same off of us, but didn’t treat us like kids.
Are you in the british ranger regiment