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Fired Upon By the Provisional IRA: Chris Thrall's Story

Fired Upon By the Provisional IRA: Chris Thrall's Story

Update: 2023-08-15
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Chris Thrall deployed as a Royal Marine into Northern Ireland in 1989. He knew very little about the conflict in Northern Ireland before arriving, and it wasn't long before he would see first-hand, what the troubles was like for a member of the British armed forces. Republicans targeted his barracks with mortor bombs, and he was also fired upon while out on patrol one day. This is his experience of the troubles.

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Fired Upon By the Provisional IRA: Chris Thrall's Story

Fired Upon By the Provisional IRA: Chris Thrall's Story

Oisin Feeney