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`What should we do with the drunken soldier?
Christopher Alder, 37, a former paratrooper and Falklands War veteran, died on the floor of the custody suite at Hull's Queens Gardens police headquarters in April, 1998 after being arrested. He choked to death on blood and vomit resulting from injuries he had sustained in the earlier fracas while officers ignored him and carried on chatting.
Friday, 17 December 2010
SEASONS GREETINGS
The old soldier sat in the packed bar all alone
Drinking his whiskey
Laughter and youthful exuberance filled the room
But could not penetrate the armour of his heart
His back against the wall giving him security
With all round defence
They never noticed him
He liked it that way
He was only there in body
His mind in a war 60 years gone
The same brown eyes staring into the nothingness
“Seasons greeting’s” he smiled at the empty glass.
© Tony McNally
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