Bradders
@bradders217.bsky.social
SAR helicopter winch paramedic. Military history enthusiast, IC member, former RM and RAF. Family first, leukaemia dad. MERT paramedic Herrick 14.
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For many, watching The Great Escape (1963) over the #Christmas period has become an annual tradition.
But, with real wartime experiences to draw on, for some of those involved in the film, the production inspired more than memories of seasonal cinema...
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But, with real wartime experiences to draw on, for some of those involved in the film, the production inspired more than memories of seasonal cinema...
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December 21, 2024 at 8:24 AM
For many, watching The Great Escape (1963) over the #Christmas period has become an annual tradition.
But, with real wartime experiences to draw on, for some of those involved in the film, the production inspired more than memories of seasonal cinema...
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But, with real wartime experiences to draw on, for some of those involved in the film, the production inspired more than memories of seasonal cinema...
🧵 1/12
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Banter is like sex. It is a two way process based on mutual respect and understanding. If you're doing it on your own, what you are is a wanker
December 7, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Banter is like sex. It is a two way process based on mutual respect and understanding. If you're doing it on your own, what you are is a wanker
I took part in this digital history project for Afghanistan veterans. Check it out here www.iwm.org.uk/history/afgh...
Afghanistan: Casualty evacuation
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December 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I took part in this digital history project for Afghanistan veterans. Check it out here www.iwm.org.uk/history/afgh...
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Fellow Afghanistan veterans out there, here is an opportunity to share your experience of Op Herrick. Nobody is interested at the moment, but the time will come. Contribute if you can and ensure that there is a legacy for those who did not return, or bear the scars today.
Like most historians, I ought to blog a lot more than I do - here is a brief outline of my PhD for the ‘general reader’ with methods and findings to follow in greater detail over the coming months. Let me know what you think 🤓
www.chloestorer.com/history-blog...
www.chloestorer.com/history-blog...
PhD overview: After Afghanistan — Chloe Storer
Between 2010 and 2014, the War Story project at Imperial War Museums (IWM) worked with the UK Ministry of Defence and others to document the UK's involvement in the conflict in Afghanistan (Operation ...
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November 26, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Fellow Afghanistan veterans out there, here is an opportunity to share your experience of Op Herrick. Nobody is interested at the moment, but the time will come. Contribute if you can and ensure that there is a legacy for those who did not return, or bear the scars today.
Very sad to hear of the passing of Mike Sadler. An amazing man with a great story to tell.
January 4, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Very sad to hear of the passing of Mike Sadler. An amazing man with a great story to tell.