Soldier Al Hodgson thought he was a goner when he triggered an IRA booby trap.
The blast took both of the 21-year-old’s legs and shattered his pelvis. But the bomb had only half-exploded – and three brave pals ignored the danger to charge in and save him.
Fellow Parachute Regiment members Matt Hellyer, Kenny Davidson and Ian ‘Ilch’ Illidge got Al to a helicopter near Cappagh, Co Tyrone, on May 12, 1992.
