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CLIVE WARDJun 13, 20211 min readWAR OF THE WORLDSI think it was called ‘Exercise Lion Heart,’ the name for a massive exercise that took place in Germany, which involved lots of...
CLIVE WARDMay 13, 20212 min readThe Road to NowhereIt seemed like we’d been tabbing for hours. The Platoon Commander was still having problems navigating. ‘Do you want me to have a look at...
CLIVE WARDMay 5, 20212 min readBergen-Belsen On my last day in Germany we visited The Bergen Belsen Memorial site. Back then this was the first ever permanent exhibit anywhere in...
CLIVE WARDApr 19, 20212 min read New Military Transport SystemThe delivery of the magic word ENDEX would usually come over the radio or you’d be sitting in your armoured vehicle, trench or shell...