A service has taken place in Ballygawley, Co Tyrone to remember eight British soldiers killed in an IRA explosion on this date 35 years ago.
Nineteen others were injured when a roadside bomb was detonated by command wire as a bus taking members of the Light Infantry Regiment to their base in Omagh passed by.
Those who died were all aged between 18 and 21.
This afternoon, some of those injured and relatives of some of those killed took part in a service at a memorial close to where the bomb exploded.
James Learherbarrow from Liverpool was a 21-year-old private and had served in Northern Ireland for two years at the time of the explosion.
He suffered a broken back and other injuries and has been coming to the memorial service for the past 10 years.
"All the young lads that died that night, I just want to keep their lives alive, you know, they died so young," he said.
"The memories need to be kept alive, I don't care how many years ago it happened, we need to keep remembering them."
Mike Drew was 18 at the time and suffered multiple injuries.
He attended a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing in 2018 and has been back each year since.
"I had buried my head in the sand for a long time and I wanted to come back, and it was such a healing experience," he said.
"We've got to keep the memory of the boys going, and we also have to remember the lives that were ruined because of their injuries."
He is angered by planned British government legislation to end prosecutions for all killings during the Troubles, including those of former soldiers and police officers.
"It’s quite hard to take," he said.
"You feel for the victims that lived over here, lived through the Troubles and lived in the community, like the UDR and the RUC officers, sometimes I feel like they’ve had a bit of a kick in the teeth."
There was a short prayer and readings before a rendition of the Last Post and the laying of poppy wreaths and flowers on the memorial.
Mr Drew and Mr Latherborrow together placed small wooden poopy crosses on the gatepost of an nearby outhouse where one of their friends died shortly after crawling from the wreckage of the bus.
"For many years I thought he had died in their alone, but a few years ago I found out that a member of the UDR who arrived on the scene shortly after the explosion was with him. I was released to hear that," Mr Drew said.
Samantha Foster also travelled from England to attend the service. Her brother, private Mark Norsworthy, was one of those killed.
"It’s nice to come over and pay respects to everybody. It’s very important that they are remembered here where it happened, it means they’ll never be forgotten," she said.
No one has ever been convicted in connection with the killings, but 10 days after the attack, three members of the IRA unit believed to have been responsible were shot dead in an SAS ambush.
They were said to have been prepared to attack an off-duty soldier when they were killed.
South East Fermanagh Foundation have been facilitating the return of soldier survivors, the bereaved and others connected with the Light Infantry family for 10 years now.
Its Director Kenny Donaldson stated: "We are honoured to work collaboratively with local people on the Ballygawley road who have faithfully remembered those impacted by the heinous events."
