Hell On Earth

A FURNESS soldier has told of his hellish experiences of war in Iraq.

Father of one Michael Beddoes, 20, of Church Street, Barrow, spent seven months in the murderous war zone of Basra and claims to have killed at least 60 people.

In an astonishing, exclusive video interview Gunner Beddoes also claims:

l He was so short of sleep at times that he fell asleep at the wheel of his tank.

l He has nightmares about killing Iraqis.

l The army left him and his comrades under-resourced — often with

ill-fitting kit and a low amount of weaponry.

l He narrowly escaped death on at least 10 occasions. Once, a bullet missed his head by inches.

l He saw good friends die and that one was blown up in the Land Rover behind him by a roadside bomb.

l He saw dead children on the side of the road which reminded him of his own daughter Lydia at home — but many bodies were used to hide bombs planted by insurgents.
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