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Unpleasant Discharge
After leaving school in the early 70's my dad signed up, and following basic training he was posted to Northern Ireland. He never finished his tour after being discharged due to injury.

One afternoon he was driving along a country lane in a Land Rover, having just dropped his Commanding Officer off. He'd been warned of potential ambushes so had his foot down and was on the lookout for anything suspicious.

Shortly after turning a corner he woke up in a hospital bed, suffering concussion. He remembered nothing of what happened apart from turning the corner.

Fortunately he made a full recovery following his injuries. Unfortunately the same couldn't be said for the cow.

Another senseless casualty of the troubles.
(Wed 29th Mar 2006, 9:08, More)