At its peak it had around 600 Manxmen but now fewer than 20 still live in the Island.
However, that hasn’t prevented members of the former Manx Regiment from reminiscing about their heroics.
Old Comrades were reunited at the Manx Aviation and Military Museum, something director Ivor Ramsden says should always be remembered.
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