I SAW SIMILAR ACTS OF BRAVERY IN 79' THAT WILL ALL GO UNHEARD, YOUNG BOYS SENT TO DEFEND & POLICE WARRING COMMUNITIES. I WAS A BRITISH SQUADDIE & AFTER LEAVING THE ARMY I RETURNED COUNTLESS YEARS TO BELFAST WHERE I FEEL A PART OF ME WILL ALWAYS REMAIN. I MADE LOYAL FRIENDS THAT REMAIN TO THIS DAY 30 YEARS ON.
@@crossedpolars nothing unfortunate about the situation, actions were taken to protect the people. No loyalist organisation tried to blow up public locations or civilians, the republicans did. They had to be stopped. The only sad thing is that they are still in operation. Sending bombs to a university in glasgow and still carrying out terrorist movements.
my grandfather walked up past the Springfield Road station to get home from work while this was happening. I never heard him speak of it, my mum told me. rip sgt. willets
I served in N/I in total for about 5 years, lost a few good lads this so g all ways takes me back to those days,, with regrets and good times rip, 1st bat kingos
God bless all those who served, especially those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. To all those whose bravery went unnoticed, I thank you and can never repay you for what you've done for me. God bless the British Forces. HUGE ❤& RESPECT TO YOU ALL. WE HAVE TO DO MORE FOR THE RETURNING PERSONNEL. THE GOVERNMENT HARDLY CARES SO WE HAVE TO. PLEASE COMMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OR KNOW OF WAS TO GET INVOLVED TO 🇬🇧HELP OUR HEROES🇬🇧
Liam Ražnatović says a man who obviously has done no soldiering.any man that dons the uniform and fights for his country is a hero and its a righteous thing to do.
I served in ulster i first heard this during my first tour in belfast as a driver for the bomb disposal at gch , lest we forget all our friends we lost
So sad to see that we seem not to have learned how to be tolerant of each other....so many people on both sides died, I lost friends out there and I hope we never go back to those times. I love this song even though it makes me cry...
You do realise that Ulster is an ancient Irish province that existed 100's of years before any Prod or orange bastard appeared in it and its made up of 9 counties and not just 6? The stolen part won't be british for much longer so get used to it.
Another war that’s worse or ex soldiers or volunteering for another country ffs when is the soldiers that’s getting paid monthly going to go do there job instead sitting in there base playing about fuck that I think ex veterans deserves peace
He should of stayed and played in his own playground back home and not come to the grown up one in ireland.rip to all the brave irish volunteers who fought and died defending there land from invading forces.erin go bragh
@@geraldrafter4202 British soldiers went to Northern Ireland to protect the people from the Terrorists. Your a disgrace to Ireland by supporting the terrorists.
@@geraldrafter4202 you sir are a clown those men were lead by blind politicians who know nothing those lads no wished to be there only asked to do there duty to a false monarchy your bitterness means absolutely nothing
Bit late to all this but here are the lyrics In the station in the city a British soldier stood Talking to the people there if the people would Some just stared in hatred and others turned in pain And the lonely British soldier wished he was back home again "Come join the British army" Said the posters in his town "See the world and have your fun, come serve before the crown" The jobs were hard to come by and he could not face the dole So he took his country's shilling and enlisted on the roll But there was no fear of fighting, the Empire long was lost Just ten years in the army, getting paid for being bossed Then leave a man experienced, a man who's made the grade A medal and a pension, some memories and a trade Then came the call to Ireland as the call had come before Another bloody chapter in an endless civil war The priests they stood on both sides, the priests they stood behind Another fight in Jesus' name, the blind against the blind The soldier stood between them, between the whistling stones And then the broken bottles that led to broken bones The petrol bombs that burned his hands, the nails that pierced his skin And wished that he had stayed at home surrounded by his kin The station filled with people, the soldier soon was bored But better in the station than where the people warred The room filled up with mothers, with daughters and with sons Who stared with itchy fingers at the soldier and his guns A yell of fear, a screech of brakes, a shattering of glass The window of the station broke to let the package pass A scream came from the mothers as they ran towards the door Dragging children crying from the bomb upon the floor The soldier stood and could not move, his gun he could not use He knew the bomb had seconds and not minutes on the fuse He could not run to pick it up and throw it in the street There were far too many people there, too many running feet "Take cover!" Yelled the soldier, "Take cover for your lives!" And the Irishmen threw down their young and stood before their wives They turned towards the soldier, their eyes alive with fear "For God's sake, save our children, or they'll end their short lives here" The soldier moved towards the bomb, his stomach like a stone Why was this his battle, God, why was he alone? He laid down on the package and he murmured one farewell To those at home in England, to those he loved so well He saw the sights of summer, felt the wind upon his brow The young girls in the city parks, how precious were they now? The soaring of the swallow, the beauty of the swan The music of the turning earth so soon would it be gone A muffled soft explosion and the room began to quake The soldier blown across the floor, his blood a crimson lake They never heard him cry or shout, they never heard him moan And they turned their children's faces from the blood and from the bone The crowd outside soon gathered and the ambulances came To carry off the body of a pawn lost to the game And the crowd they clapped and jeered, and they sang their rebel songs "One soldier less to interfere where he did not belong" And will the children growing up learn at their mother's knee The story of the soldier who bought their liberty? Who used his youthful body as the means towards the end Who gave his life to those who called him murderer not friend
Some folk would do well to remember the freedoms our heroes fought and died for in this country before trying to deface our cenotaphs. Lest we Forget. QS.
The version of this song that I have is so much more heartbreaking. .. god bless all our boys MURDERED by Filthy COWARDS... god bless and keep them all safe.
Jack Kingston who killed the most during the troubles the ira nearly two thousand men women and children what about kingsmill 10 mill workers what was there crime being born in Ireland you racist fuck your the problem
Godbless each Man and Woman who protects our Countries Lest We Forget They are our Heroes Protecting us all from Cowards Godbless them all ‼️🇬🇧🏴🙏❤️🤍💙
I really love this song, but I love all of Harvey Andrews' songs! This one is certainly not anti-Irish, it's anti the pointlessness of such deaths, in my opinion. From Sandra Gibson
God bless you we are all Christians lets think about our brothers and sister in Asia and Africa and the Middle East being killed for being Christian fuck the name Protestant fuck the name Catholic we are Christians we have both accepted that Christ was the messiah and the bible is the word of God so why the are we fighting each other when our real enemy is in the east
Had the original record when it came out sadly it was banned at the time.. It is a shame this singer does not know the words or the tune for that matter A true store of a true hero and not intended to glorify the troubles in any way
Original written and sung by Harvey Andrews, Great folk singer / songwriter from The Black Country (Wolverhampton UK), who sang this tribute to a TRUE hero - Sgt Willets, sung with real passion. Try listening to Harvey's version - and have a hanky ready.
my cousin was stationed in Springfield Rd Station (now a housing development ) the soldier was a Para Sgt and the women spat on his body as it was carried out to the ambulance, such is the hate of the nationalist -Republican- roman catholic people ,sadly encouraged by the roman Catholic Priests, many of them southerners and stepped in Irish Nationalism rather than Christianity.
+Liam Jones u complete fukin mug the cowardice irish were begging for britain to help at first ,but also are u aware that the republic of eire helped the germans in the war by fuelling their u,boat subs an also turning on landing lights to help german bombers sad but so true
oh the queen will be fine, god save the rest of us. Although it pains me to say, WE HAVE A BIGGER NASTIER BATTLE ON OUR HANDS, everyone knows what i mean....For the time being Christianity MUST STAND TOGETHER...............QS
@@campbellclark1998 do you feel woke enough now?? What a wake up aye????? You fuk wit. thanks for getting me so woke that i believed, peeps who push woke like what im seeing now in 2022 should be put against the wall, all what i love and hold dear is now ruined, hope you wokers are proud....
i've been looking for this version for years!!!! Anyone got any more info on it?? Is it from a CD or album?? i need to buy this!!! Cheers for any info.
Accordingly to the song, loyalists were "blind" too; and accordingly to the song, the soldier sacrificed himself to protect people around him, not for the glory of the crown.
It says he joined for the crown; but in that moment he was doing it for those around him, whom were citizens of the crown. It’s not a partisan song, not all Catholics are nationalists and not all Protestants unionists.
Why would he dive on a crown numb nuts? , it was kids!, so thats what a close brethren would do!, you just interest yourself in ya own country and not others.... A very stupid naive comment....
@@benmalone8734 The only part which is true in the song was yes there was a woman there and the rest was soldiers and RUC men. So he died to save his own and the RUC.
It's a shame that all British soldiers are tarred with the same brush by Republicans. They are only about simply because it's their job & they have to be there so that their families back home are provided for. At the start of the Troubles it was the British soldiers, and NOT the IRA, who protected the Republican communities in Belfast from angry mobs of Loyalists who were out for their blood. They were never thanked for saving their lives and this song sums up the general Republican mentality
