BELFAST RB BOOKLET 2020 - Flipbook - Page 105
Ci t y of Belf ast Grand Bl ack Chapt er - Dem onst rat i on Bookl et 2020
CALL OF DUTY .. Last year's publication, (page 58) contained a story
of how a lone member of the SAS, who had been seconded to Kenya
to train the local forces got caught up in a terrorist attack on a nearby
hotel, during which the terrorists had already killed twenty-one innocent
civilians and ordinary holidaymakers, including a British tourist.
However doing what the SAS do in such
situations, the long serving and highly
experienced officer immediately soon kitted
out, then got the go-ahead from the UK High
Commissioner, checked the hotel plans with
the local police commanders and after
directing sorties in the heat of the battle;
courageously ran towards the eerie sound of
heavy gunfire coming from the building.
Having previously served in both Iraq and
Afghanistan, the top counterterrorist warfare expert seized
control and singlehandedly took
out twelve jihadists before being
joined by several US Seals
Teams, also serving in the area,
between them, the cowardly
terrorists were no match for
these hearty fellows.
Now for his brave actions, the
cool-headed SAS trooper, whose
incredible image bursting through
the entrance to the hotel complex,
was caught on camera by a news
reporter, has been awarded the
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal;
second only to the Victoria Cross; for valour in
combat.
Because of his brave solo daring, the
former Para's name has had to remain
secret; however his actions will go down in
the historical annals of the SAS, just like
those of similar heroics before him.
Anonymous yes, but forgotten, no!
THIS STORY IS ALSO REMINISCENT OF
ANOTHER BRAVE ULSTER SERVICEMAN
CALLED BOBBY, WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE
ROYAL NAVAL SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE (SBS)
DURING THE KOREAN WAR IN THE MID-FIFTIES.
As part of the Security Council after WWII,
the UK had an obligation to station a garrison
in the Asian state and as such the British
service personnel were faced by a
force of over thirty thousand
Chinese
troops
continually
attempting to cross the River
Imjin.
Just like his SAS counterpart, Bobby's
full name had to remain anonymous, only
he never received any meritorious award,
as the incident in which the Shankill Road
Orangeman and his colleague had engaged
in, would have been seen back
then as an international incident.
For whilst its de facto dictator
Josef Stalin continually denied any
involvement or officially belligerent
during the war, the Soviet Union
undoubtedly did play a significant
covert role in the conflict; providing
military training, along with material
and medical services as well as
their pilots and aircraft, most
notably the MiG 15 fighter jet. So
the capture of such a plane, even
with the North Korean (KPAAF) and
Chinese (PLAAF) markings, would
have been solid proof that the
Ruskies were tangibly, if not directly, involved.
Under cover of darkness, on the evening
of July 21st, 1951, Bobby and his naval
colleague quietly manoeuvred their twoman sub along the Imjin River towards
Korea, near Hanchon, on a reconnaissance
mission behind enemy lines, when they
came across the wreckage of a Russian
MiG-15 swept-wing fighter, referred to as ..
Fagot .. by NATO forces.
Quickly returning to report the result of their
covert mission; Naval Command immediately
ordered both crewmen to clandestinely guide
their mother ship, the frigate HMS Cardigan
Bay, back towards the enemy site.
IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN - 103 - AND THE FUTURE OF THE LIVING