stubexpc@yahoo.co.uk
13-11-2007, 13:53
Watched some good television over the weekend,together with the Festival itself on the Saturday evening
there was: My Boy Jack,a heartbreaking true story of Rudyard Kipling's son,on the Sunday,then last night
Monday,The Forgotten Heroes,- The Not Dead.
All facts regarding the wars this country has contributed to, by sending its men, and women as either
Peace Keepers as with the U.N,or cannon fodder as in WWI,you don't realise, as was said in 'My Boy Jack'
Over 7000 soldiers died on the first assault on the first day in the trenches but the battle was deemed a
triumph,because X number of yards of ground was won...
In latter wars.from 'The Not Dead' -over 300 ex-squaddies killed themselves through PTSD-if thats right-
MOREthan died in the whole of the war in Iraq,and N.I etc.THEN;-
i open my paper (-The Sun,sorry )- this morning,and we are informed that:
"THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW,SERIOUSLY DISABLED EX-SOLDIERS FROM THE BATTLES IN
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, TO ATTEND THE PARADE AT THE CENOTAPH,BECAUSE IT WAS SAID,IT WAS
FOR VETERANS ONLY"""
The father of the squaddie involved(,who by the,way lost his hands,right arm nerves in his legs,and
shrapnel in his pelvis and stomach ,all of which he initially endured a 12 hour operation to save his
life.)States he believes the Government did not want the embarrassment of injured soldiers,from Iraq and Afghanistan,on show.//
He jokingly says he is getting there,but walks,at the moment like a penguin.
All this lad wanted to do was attend at the parade to pay his respect to colleagues , killed before and
after he was injured,and the Government would not allow it,that is apart from the pittance of
compensation he has been offered,but no doubt that is another battle he has to fight.
As it was he joined the parade in Bristol and was made welcome by veterans,who all approached the lad
to shake his hand.I say to you JAMIE C. THANK YOU YOUNG MAN FROM ALL VETERANS.THANK YOU.
there was: My Boy Jack,a heartbreaking true story of Rudyard Kipling's son,on the Sunday,then last night
Monday,The Forgotten Heroes,- The Not Dead.
All facts regarding the wars this country has contributed to, by sending its men, and women as either
Peace Keepers as with the U.N,or cannon fodder as in WWI,you don't realise, as was said in 'My Boy Jack'
Over 7000 soldiers died on the first assault on the first day in the trenches but the battle was deemed a
triumph,because X number of yards of ground was won...
In latter wars.from 'The Not Dead' -over 300 ex-squaddies killed themselves through PTSD-if thats right-
MOREthan died in the whole of the war in Iraq,and N.I etc.THEN;-
i open my paper (-The Sun,sorry )- this morning,and we are informed that:
"THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ALLOW,SERIOUSLY DISABLED EX-SOLDIERS FROM THE BATTLES IN
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, TO ATTEND THE PARADE AT THE CENOTAPH,BECAUSE IT WAS SAID,IT WAS
FOR VETERANS ONLY"""
The father of the squaddie involved(,who by the,way lost his hands,right arm nerves in his legs,and
shrapnel in his pelvis and stomach ,all of which he initially endured a 12 hour operation to save his
life.)States he believes the Government did not want the embarrassment of injured soldiers,from Iraq and Afghanistan,on show.//
He jokingly says he is getting there,but walks,at the moment like a penguin.
All this lad wanted to do was attend at the parade to pay his respect to colleagues , killed before and
after he was injured,and the Government would not allow it,that is apart from the pittance of
compensation he has been offered,but no doubt that is another battle he has to fight.
As it was he joined the parade in Bristol and was made welcome by veterans,who all approached the lad
to shake his hand.I say to you JAMIE C. THANK YOU YOUNG MAN FROM ALL VETERANS.THANK YOU.