Just imagine that you are a British soldier returning from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. For the past few months, you have been putting your life on the line for your country. Every day, you have faced the risk of death from bomb and bullet.
As you arrive back in Britain, you feel a mixture of relief, exhaustion and pride in your service.
Yet your return seems at best to be a matter of supreme indifference to the public. There are no crowds at the airport, nor any large parades.
You are expected to disappear quietly from view, so that the country can concentrate on important issues like Pete Doherty's drug rehabilitation programme or the next winner of ITV's The X Factor. Read It Here
As you arrive back in Britain, you feel a mixture of relief, exhaustion and pride in your service.
Yet your return seems at best to be a matter of supreme indifference to the public. There are no crowds at the airport, nor any large parades.
You are expected to disappear quietly from view, so that the country can concentrate on important issues like Pete Doherty's drug rehabilitation programme or the next winner of ITV's The X Factor. Read It Here
(RG) Colonel Jorge Mendonca tells it like it is but is anyone really listening or bothered? What’s on the box tonight?
© Mack (RG) The thoughts of a Falklands War Veteran.
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Rogue_gunner_32_alpha@yahoo.co.uk
I read it, its disgusting..
ReplyDeleteOVER THE next couple of months, 13,000 forces personnel will return to this country after torrid six-month tours of Iraq and Afghanistan.
ReplyDeleteThose who are wounded will get dumped in general medical wards of NHS hospitals and be warned against wearing their uniforms in case they offend a passing fundamentalist. Those who aren’t will get wrecked down the pub, start a fight and get Tazered by a passing 16-year-old Police Community Support Officer who’s on his way home from the Ignoring A Drowning Child module.
From the devil's advocate, full thing here http://barrybeelzebub.blogspot.com/
Fair play to Colonel Mendonca, but the heirarchy don't like this sort of stuff, they feel its almost treason to have one of their own speak fail to promote the brand.
be warned against wearing their uniforms in case they offend a passing fundamentalist - omg, this sounds harsh. :(
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