Do You Remember Aden ?

Do You Remember Aden ? Sent by 23868882 Sgt. Deacon L.
1st Royal Sussex Regt./ 3rd Queens Regt.-1961-73
Lukewarm Sprite and Cherry Cola........... Don´t drink out of the bottle.............. Sweet tea and banjos from the Tea-Wallah.......... You can trust him............................... Or he`ll lose his licence..................... Shite-Hawks over the cookhouse....... Only place with Air-conditioning....... Arab tailor is at the main gate............. First parade of the day......................... Smart enough to kill the Enemy?……… Putees too warm, but straight........ The starch smarts your sweating back..... KD`s are wet again……………… Relieving breeze on causeway................ The stinking saline flats...................... Up to the axles again...................... Call the recovery............... Let`s do a crash block…………. We`ll steal some melonen…….. Sand in your tea and sand in your arse........ Some also in the radio................. Comms a daily nightmare............ This brown rock is everywhere……… And the Yellow-Card is a farce............... I05 “packs” wake you up in the night................. Like thunder and lightning…………….. 3 RHA battery next to your tent……… Task number so and so……… Don´t forget your salt tablets……… One white and one blue……………. No fire control………….. Ankle deep in empty cases……….. Don’t burn your skin………… Is the tracer coming or going ? Ammo sitrep “Low”as usual……… Blowing graves with beehive charges……. SB and 45 inspect the dead………. Giant flies in the air…………. I hope Allah will forgive me…………. Or maybe the next 36 is mine………. Oil the rounds in the mag again……. Just to make sure…………………… The Beverley is coming…………….. No, no post for us………….. Lots of dust, full throttle………… The blueman scrapes over the ridge……… We can`t eat a ton of 81mm…………. It will be gone after stand to anyway………… Medic patrol, recon patrol, resup patrol……… Keep volunteering, but stay on your feet……….. Watch the screaming ab dabs………… Step up the hygiene and stay in the shade……….. Good old Bren-gun in the sangar……….. Like a sturdy friend…………… I won`t forget him, ever…….. What ? A whole magazine at one donkey ?…… The baboons will come tomorrow again……….. You want to buy a Rolex John ?…………. Go to Steamer point………………… don`t pester the girls in the Mermaid club……… Patroling the Quarters like a silent voyeur………… Save my life, but don’t wake me up doing it………. Which alley ?…………………… Which rooftop?…………………. Which rock ?………………………. Rocket Roundabout………………… Grenade Corner……………………. BFBS……………………………… Hello 0, this is 12, Contact ! Wait out ………. Keep out of Sheikh Othman today! Pilgrims are prowling………… Òw long we gotta do John ?……….. Goin òme soon…………. Still in one piece ? They`ll think we `avent done `anyfing ! Oh Yes,………..I remember Aden ! copyright Leslie Deacon – Bavaria - 30th August 2005

Lukewarm Sprite and Cherry Cola...........
Don´t drink out of the bottle..............
Sweet tea and banjos from the Tea-Wallah..........
You can trust him...............................
Or he`ll lose his licence.....................
Shite-Hawks over the cookhouse.......
Only place with Air-conditioning.......
Arab tailor is at the main gate.............
First parade of the day.........................
Smart enough to kill the Enemy?………
Putees too warm, but straight........
The starch smarts your sweating back.....
KD`s are wet again………………
Relieving breeze on causeway................
The stinking saline flats......................
Up to the axles again......................
Call the recovery...............
Let`s do a crash block………….
We`ll steal some melonen……..
Sand in your tea and sand in your arse........
Some also in the radio.................
Comms a daily nightmare............
This brown rock is everywhere………
And the Yellow-Card is a farce...............

I05 “packs” wake you up in the night.................
Like thunder and lightning……………..
3 RHA battery next to your tent………
Task number so and so………
Don´t forget your salt tablets………
One white and one blue…………….
No fire control…………..
Ankle deep in empty cases………..
Don’t burn your skin…………
Is the tracer coming or going ?
Ammo sitrep “Low”as usual………
Blowing graves with beehive charges…….
SB and 45 inspect the dead……….
Giant flies in the air………….
I hope Allah will forgive me………….
Or maybe the next 36 is mine……….
Oil the rounds in the mag again…….
Just to make sure……………………
The Beverley is coming……………..
No, no post for us…………..
Lots of dust, full throttle…………
The blueman scrapes over the ridge………
We can`t eat a ton of 81mm………….
It will be gone after stand to anyway…………
Medic patrol, recon patrol, resup patrol………
Keep volunteering, but stay on your feet………..
Watch the screaming ab dabs…………
Step up the hygiene and stay in the shade………..
Good old Bren-gun in the sangar………..
Like a sturdy friend……………
I won`t forget him, ever……..
What ? A whole magazine at one donkey ?……
The baboons will come tomorrow again………..
You want to buy a Rolex John ?………….
Go to Steamer point…………………
don`t pester the girls in the Mermaid club………
Patroling the Quarters like a silent voyeur…………
Save my life, but don’t wake me up doing it……….
Which alley ?……………………
Which rooftop?………………….
Which rock ?……………………….
Rocket Roundabout…………………
Grenade Corner…………………….
BFBS………………………………
Hello 0, this is 12, Contact ! Wait out ……….
Keep out of Sheikh Othman today!
Pilgrims are prowling…………
Òw long we gotta do John ?………..
Goin òme soon………….
Still in one piece ?
They`ll think we `avent done `anyfing !

Oh Yes,………..I remember Aden !