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Old 28th Jun 2015, 09:14
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Tankertrashnav
 
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Danny

Aden perhaps? I got "shot at" in Aden in 1966, if you count getting a grenade lobbed in my general direction in a cordon and search in Sheik Othman. Self and everybody else completely unhurt. A regiment chum of mine had his patrol fired on by three very unwise guys who opened up with rifles at long range and didn't take into the account that our chaps had a GPMG. They were disposed of in very quick time!

Some British troops were not so lucky - I believe there were in the region of 200 casualties (including some civilian) in the protectorate during the period 1960 - 67.
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