End of a very long and tragic era at midnight tonight


At midnight tonight it is officially the end of Operation Banner.

…Doesn’t sound earth-shattering until you realise that “Operation Banner” is the army’s longest ever deployment – in Northern Ireland. It’s gone on for 38 years!

But now it’s over. Hallejujah!

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