BBCNEWS Political Thinking with Nick... October 4, 2021 01:36:00
More things like that. you look back to those of you who served in the troubles. huge responsibility at a young age. was that a traumatic thing to live through? yes and no. i mean, i don't... i only did six months at sandhurst — mowadays, they do a year. in those days, i was commanding my platoon in northern ireland two weeks after sandhurst. i was just 18 years old, and i remember arriving in londonderry, having driven from the overnight ferry in belfast, got it wrong, drove my way up the falls road, miraculously found my way. not the ideal place for a soldier to be found. no, all my kit pi...