teacher in jungle

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In 1989 or 1990 I was serving as a staff sergeant with the Queens Gurkha Signal in Hong Kong. I was training a section of Gurkhas jungle warfare skills and i it was coming up to 4pm. 4pm is late in the jungle and we were tactically setting up up our end of day observation base. We heard the noise of a group of people talking. Through my night sights I could tell they where tourists dressed in t shirts and shorts on the path we were observing. I called out to them. All British all elderly and all lost An elderly lady heard my Scouse accent and asked where I was from. I said Kirkby, she said what school I said St Michaels. She put 2+2 together named 3 of my brothers and sisters and then vaguely remembered me. I assigned 2 of my Gurkhas to get them the mile to the road and called up transport on the radio. Never saw her again. 3 months later I met one of the group's daughter in an airport in Thailand.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:52:41 +0000Coincidence ID:4755