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On This Day RN
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On This Day RN
@OnthisdayRN
Bringing you regular dits from nearly 500 years of Royal Navy history; to promote the ethos of the Senior Service and its legacy to British and global affairs
United Kingdom
Joined October 2017
- #OnThisDay 2018 Surgeon Captain Rick Jolly RN died aged 71. Rick was the only servicemen to be decorated by the British & Argentine Governments for his medical care of soldiers from both sides. He campaigned for recognition of PTSD and co-founded South Atlantic Medal Assoc.
- 'When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.'
- #OnThisDay 1999 HM The Queen gave permission for Surg.Capt. Rick Jolly to wear insignia of the Argentine Orden de Mayo granted by Argentina for Jolly’s life saving care to Argentine casualties as well as British during the Falklands, he was the only person decorated by both sides
- 'When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.'
- #OnThisDay 2018 Surgeon Captain Rick Jolly RN died aged 71. Rick was the only servicemen to be decorated by the British & Argentine Governments for his medical care of soldiers from both sides. He campaigned for recognition of PTSD and co-founded South Atlantic Medal Assoc.
- #OnThisDay 1999 HM The Queen gave permission for Surg.Capt. Rick Jolly to wear insignia of the Argentine Orden de Mayo granted by Argentina for Jolly’s life saving care to Argentine casualties as well as British during the Falklands, he was the only person decorated by both sides
- The offing is the part of the sea near the shore, therefore when a ship was about to arrive in harbour it was ‘in the offing’ ⚓️
- #OnThisDay 1999 HM The Queen gave permission for Surg.Capt. Rick Jolly to wear insignia of the Argentine Orden de Mayo granted by Argentina for Jolly’s life saving care to Argentine casualties as well as British during the Falklands, he was the only person decorated by both sides
- RIP to the actor and former @RoyalNavy Sailor, Sir Sean Connery, who has died aged 90. He served in the RN before becoming one of its most famous fictional commanders, James Bond. Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90 bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…
- 'When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.'
- #OnThisDay 1999 HM The Queen gave permission for Surg.Capt. Rick Jolly to wear insignia of the Argentine Orden de Mayo granted by Argentina for Jolly’s life saving care to Argentine casualties as well as British during the Falklands, he was the only person decorated by both sides
- #OnThisDay 60 yrs ago 1965 Sir Winston Churchill died. First Lord of the Admiralty in two world wars and arguably the greatest British Prime Minister ever. He said. “We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.”
- #OnThisDay 2018 Surgeon Capt. Rick Jolly RN died aged 71. Rick was the only servicemen to be decorated by the British & Argentine Governments for his medical care of soldiers from both sides. He campaigned for recognition of PTSD and co-founded South Atlantic Medal Assoc.
