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It was the longest military campaign ever undertaken by the British Army. It lasted more than 30 years and eventually led to the deployment of almost 30,000 soldiers based in more than a hundred locations. 763 military personnel died and 6,100 were injured. Operation Banner is the name the Army gave to its support role for the police in Northern Ireland during the Troubles -- and it officially comes to an end in August. The Army recently published its review of Operation Banner. You can read it . We'll by examining the report on this week's Sunday Sequence.