Evan Virtue
Evan describes his experiences
in Northern Ireland:
"There were times
on my first tour
when it was exciting and scary,
at the same time.
A riot would spring up
and car bomb go off,
and sometimes you had to
chase gunmen at night.
Let's say you learnt
to move very quickly.
You don't really think about it,
you just do your job.
All of us were experienced guys.
And you're trained to look out
for certain things of what not to do.
Like never opening gates
in South Armagh.
You climb over the fence
or through the fence.
Cos all it takes is a couple of wires,
and you open the gate.
BOOM.
When I first went
there were still Catholics
who used to welcome us
inside their homes.
But as time went on
some of these people were killed
as sympathisers -
the IRA told them not to fraternise
with the army."
