I’m sorry for the loss of your friends manc.
I know how hard that is.
What was worse was seeing them but the worst was when a policeman and a policewoman got blown up and one had their legs hanging off and another with half their brains on the floor.
It was a Saturday night and it happened about 11.00pm in Newry, the nightclubs and bars came out and there were riots.
Later that night we had to guard the hospital and some rioters tried to get in the place, they were like animals, no respect for life at all.
The IRA gets their backing from the poor areas (derrybegs, barcroft estates etc) and believe me the way they tell their children about what is what is disgusting.
Nice respectful people walking by wishing us take care but trying to not move their lips or look at us for fear of being seen.
thank you for your kind words.