Monday, 20 April 2009

Army Radio News - 20 Apr 09

A TA Soldier In Afghanistan Survives - As An Insurgent Bullet Passes Through His Helmet

Private Leon Wilson, from Manchester, is currently deployed to Afghanistan on attachment to 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment and he says that after his miraculous escape, he found another helmet and carried on fighting

Gurkhas (2 RGR) Arrive Back in the UK

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR), have just returned from their tour on Op Herrick 9 in Afghanistan. During their time in theatre, the Gurkhas were often in the thick of the conflict, frequently involved in fierce fighting and prolonged battles with insurgents.

The Army Sports Lottery

This week there is one winner of the 1st Prize of Ten Thousand Pounds
Congratulations to:

Cpl M J Stevenson, 39 Engr Regt, Waterbeach

In 2nd Place winning Five Thousand Pounds, is
Sgt A Everist, 4 Armd Bde HQ Sig Sqn, Catterick

And in 3rd Place winning Two Thousand, Five Hundred Pounds, is
Sjt A Chaytor, 3 Rifles, Edinburgh

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