Meeting a childhood friend in a remote location
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In 1983 I was serving with the RAF in the Falkland Islands, my service had it's own messing location but one day I happened to be on another part of the island when someone I knew from my hometown of Barrow, who had joined that area's local infantry regiment, strolled into view to have lunch. We hadn't seen each other since joining our respective armed forces some ten years earlier & then met 8000 miles from Barrow! I've never forgotten what is probably very co-incidental.
Date submitted:Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:41:50 +0000Coincidence ID:6619
