Fired Upon By the Provisional IRA: Chris Thrall's Story

The Troubles Podcast by Oisin Feeney

Aug 15, 202378:09Society & Culture

Chris Thrall deployed as a Royal Marine into Northern Ireland in 1989. He knew very little about the conflict in Northern Ireland before arriving, and it wasn't long before he would see first-hand, what the troubles was...

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