| Musings of a Royal Welch man 13:16 - May 30 with 1122 views | Boundy |
Once a Fusilier.
Once when we were 17
Young soldiers bright and new
On the parade ground, shoulders back
Standing straight and true
The Sergeant Major would scream out commands
We’d wince and follow through
Precise and sharp, eventually
As one, when the bugle blew
The sweat would glisten on our brows
But no drop would we shed
We pushed on as our muscles ached,
As our open blisters bled.
We knew that there’d be weekend,
Leave would be coming soon
And we’d take our energy into town
With most of our wages too
Then show the locals how it was done
At least until curfew
Ah boys, where did the time go
Since we were lithe young men
Unstoppable and in our stride
Fearless, ballsy,
Full of pride
Now once a year we meet up
And we are boys once more
We laugh, share stories, even shed tears
For those who’ve gone before
Some have faced an enemy, grown old, experienced pain
But back amongst our brothers
We’re all 17 again!
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 13:47 - May 30 with 1098 views | onehunglow |
Wonderful
Proud of you | |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 16:34 - May 30 with 1057 views | Boundy |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 13:47 - May 30 by onehunglow |
Wonderful
Proud of you |
Cheers ,not my words but the sentiments are , getting old is no fun but the memories are | |
| "In a free society, the State is the servant of the people—not the master." |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 16:58 - May 30 with 1047 views | SgorioFruit |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 13:47 - May 30 by onehunglow |
Wonderful
Proud of you |
Diolch mr hunglow
Just out of curiosity, I wonder how many of us ex forces guys are on here. |  |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 17:25 - May 30 with 1036 views | raynor94 |
I doff my cap to you Boundy |  |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 17:25 - May 30 with 1036 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 16:58 - May 30 by SgorioFruit |
Diolch mr hunglow
Just out of curiosity, I wonder how many of us ex forces guys are on here. |
Also just out of curiosity, when you took the oath, didn't it clash with your indy leanings or were you not an indy supporter back then? | | | |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 21:53 - May 30 with 986 views | theloneranger |
... "A SOLDIER'S FINAL INSPECTION" ...
The soldier stood and faced God ...
Which must always come to pass ...
He hoped his shoes were shining ...
Just as brightly as his brass ...
"Step forward now ... you soldier ...
How shall I deal with you ??
Have you always turned the other cheek ??
To My Church have you been true?" ...
The soldier squared his shoulders and said ...
"No ... Lord ... I guess I haven't ...
Because those of us who carry guns ...
Can't always be a saint ...
I've had to work most Sundays ...
And at times my talk was tough ...
And sometimes I've been violent ...
Because the world is awfully rough ...
But ... I never took a penny ...
That wasn't mine to keep ...
Though I worked a lot of time ...
and the bills got just too steep ...
And I never passed a cry for help ...
Though at times I shook with fear ...
And sometimes ... God ... forgive me ...
I've wept unmanly tears ...
I know I don't deserve a place ...
Among the people here ...
They never wanted me around ...
Except to calm their fears ...
If you've a place for me here Lord ...
It needn't be so grand ...
I never expected or had too much ...
But if you don't ... I'll understand" ...
There was a silence all around the throne ...
Where the saints had often trod ...
As the soldier waited quietly ...
For the judgment of his God ...
"Step forward now ... you soldier ...
You've borne your burdens well ...
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets ...
You've done your time in Hell" ...!!
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| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 22:33 - May 30 with 967 views | Boundy |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 17:25 - May 30 by raynor94 |
I doff my cap to you Boundy |
No need but thanks all the same , | |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 07:54 - May 31 with 933 views | jackrmee |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 22:33 - May 30 by Boundy |
No need but thanks all the same , |
When were you in Royal Welsh mate?
I have a couple of friends who were also |  |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 08:00 - May 31 with 931 views | Boundy |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 07:54 - May 31 by jackrmee |
When were you in Royal Welsh mate?
I have a couple of friends who were also |
I served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers which was destroyed by Blair's government ( as were many other famous infantry regiments ) with its amalgamation with the Royal Regiment of Wales , so I had left before the dirty deed in 2006 | |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 20:01 - Jun 2 with 813 views | SgorioFruit |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 17:25 - May 30 by SullutaCreturned |
Also just out of curiosity, when you took the oath, didn't it clash with your indy leanings or were you not an indy supporter back then? |
Not at all, not at the time anyway. I was ill informed. A young 17 year old wanting to do something other than college or uni as i was too thick.
I didn't start reading Welsh history until my late 20s | |
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| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 20:10 - Jun 2 with 811 views | SgorioFruit |
| Musings of a Royal Welch man on 08:00 - May 31 by Boundy |
I served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers which was destroyed by Blair's government ( as were many other famous infantry regiments ) with its amalgamation with the Royal Regiment of Wales , so I had left before the dirty deed in 2006 |
black watch too dissolved under blair didn't it? | |
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