An Arnhem War Crime
Niall Cherry, late of 23 & 144 PFA, tells the story of The Two Lieutenants. This…
- Posted on 11 Mar 2022
- 17 min read
Victoria Crosses to the Airborne
By Paul Raison On 29th January 1856, Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross to reward extreme…
- Posted on 28 Jan 2022
- 51 min read
Victor Gregg: An Eternal Sentinel
Words by Alec Wilson, Terry Lowe and Rick Stroud, –– and the late Vic Gregg. [With…
- Posted on 24 Nov 2021
- 17 min read
A Poppy Day Poem by Gus Hales
Chosen for Hermes by Jim “Jock” Love From: James Love Subject: Re: NovemberDate: 3 November 2021 at 10:08:40 CETTo: Prosper…
- Posted on 11 Nov 2021
- 02 min read
Poem of the Month by Jock Love
What I’ve Shared, I’ve Shared Earth, sand, and mud.From holes, all over the world.We’d stare, at…
- Posted on 02 Nov 2021
- 02 min read
Poppy Day Poem by Jock Love
War is Over, Our Spirits Gone… Belgium soilIn Flanders Fields,We dug down deep.Where shells and bombs Might…
- Posted on 02 Nov 2021
- 02 min read
Poem of the Month by Jock Love
Jock Love dedicates this poem to Captain Chris Dent of 2 PARA, killed in action below…
- Posted on 30 Sep 2021
- 04 min read
Poem of the Month by Jock Love
For those of us,who have shared…..,that uncertain moment. Of hostile shores, of unknown obstacles. For those…….,that made that beach,and…
- Posted on 16 Sep 2021
- 02 min read
Poem of the Month by Jock Love
Chosen for Hermes by The Airborne Poet Jim “Jock” Love.
- Posted on 05 Jul 2021
- 01 min read
Poem of the Month
Chosen by Jim “Jock” Love. This month, Jock has chosen two poems in honour of 2…
- Posted on 11 Jun 2021
- 02 min read
Honour Thy Father
By Myles Sanderson On the 70th anniversary of VJ Day in August 2015, The Times published…
- Posted on 09 Jun 2021
- 13 min read
The Airborne Poet – Jim ‘Jock’ Love
Jay Morgan Hyrons, widow of Gary Bingley MM+, profiles James ‘Jock’ Love, Airborne gunner, Foreign Legionary…
- Posted on 30 May 2021
- 10 min read