John Crawley

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1,569 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 18 Apr

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Eventually, like I had, it's all laid out in the book.

I eventually met a fellow who had been in prison and,

He worked on a building project.

I got a job there.

I latched myself onto him.

He rapidly guessed my intentions from the questions and everything I was asking.

And he tried to talk me out of it, actually.

He really did try to talk me out of it.

He had left the IRA.

And I remember him saying to me one time he didn't think the leadership in Belfast or Derry could be trusted.

I had no idea what he meant by that.

And I just shrugged it off as somebody who was trying to justify his own retirement from the struggle.

And he must have said it to somebody because eventually a fellow from County Tyrone approached me and one thing led to another.

And eventually I was given some lectures and

I was sworn into the IRA eventually, yeah.

What was the training like for the Marines?

For the Marines?

Yeah.

Well, you know, most war movies or most military movies that you see are basically extremely unrealistic.

But if you want to know what Marine Corps boot camp is like, watch Full Metal Jacket.

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