This web site has been created to encourage members and ex-members of The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment and the wider 1 Para family to reunite friendships old and new.

Many friendships were formed during our service and as is common practice these friendship fall by the wayside when we return to civil life and contact is lost. However this is your life line to a brighter future and a rekindling of the past years of service life and the Esprit-De-Corps which makes us what we are - Airborne Brothers.

UTRINQUE PARATUS  (Ready for Anything) 

What Manner of Men are those that wear The Maroon Beret!
They are firstly, all volunteers and are then toughened by hard physical training. As a result they have that infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from physical well-being. They have jumped from the skies and by doing so have conquered fear.  Their duty lies in the van of battle: They are proud of their honour and have never failed in any task. They have the highest standard in all things, whether it be skills in battle or smartness in execution of all peacetime duties.  They have shown themselves to be as tenacious and determined in defense as they are courageous in attack.  They are in fact, men apart.

Every Man an Emperor

(Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC). 

Afore you say it, no I dont watch the sh*te, 'Look at us we been on telly'bunch. 

This morning however I understand that the Military Wives(Pads Better Halves) have been given some award. Sadly not sure what for. 

However I just want to say that these ladies have created a great following in paying tribute to the men and women of our armed forces, and brought the whole life style of being a WHAG (Wives & Husbands At Garrisons) into the fore. As most of us know the whag's are the ones that remain behind when men toddle off to distant shores to do their governments bidding.  They remain resolute, family orientated and very much in command of the rear echelon.

They bring up the kids, deal with the bills and look after the home in our absence. They tidy up the cracks, repair the holes and clean away the debris all while making sure the kids are fed, watered, cleaned and schooled.  If at times they are a bit down they can usually get a friend of similar ilk to lean on and get them back on track and remain on stag until the conquering hero's come back into camp. Some of course do not return on their own two feet. 

They meet their loved ones on return and yes there is so much relief, joy, love and indeed lust at the time and for a little while a short period of normality when they can be a family again. They put back together the broken family life. We know that it wont last and within a short space of time. training, preparation and embarkation together with the cycle of resentment, fear and hate of all things military begins again. You wont here them say so! 

The long wait begins, and the wind beneath their particular hero's wings swoops once again into the not knowing when, and if their Hero will return. They do not know what they have done, what they have seen, what they have endured and what effect it will have had on them. Still, they do it day in, day out, mostly without question and mostly without the thanks of the Nation. 

Ladies,

We here at 1 PARA REUNION CLUB 

'Salute you all'.          

'YOU ARE, IN FACT, WOMEN APART'.

 Dear Huey,

Infact I will attach two photos here for you to look at.   

In Honour of those

who do Battle in our name

Until their safe return

Say thanks to our Troops

Have you ever seen one of our military walking past you
and wanted to convey to them your thanks,
but weren't sure how, or it felt awkward?
 
Recently, a gentleman from Seattle created a gesture
which could be used to express your thanks
and has started a movement to get the word out..
 
Please everybody take just a moment to watch.....
The Gratitude Campaign
...and then forward it to your friends! 

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

It may have started in America but we can show our thanks just the same.

Now, START USING THE SIGN.