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Soldier Killed In Helmand Explosion
Our thoughts are with this young man’s family. The latest British soldier to die in Afghanistan has been named as Corporal Simon Hornby, 29, from the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. Cpl Hornby was killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Nad-e-Ali area of Helmand... »
Aged Veteran Denied His Fuel Allowance
Now really. The local government should be ashamed of itself. Bob McGowan was told he could not claim the £300 subsidy because he moved into his flat just one day too late to qualify. Despite his age and the six years he spent fighting for his country across Europe, Asia and Africa, the Pension Service said... »
Explosives Expert Killed While Defusing a Bomb
Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid died at age 30 when he was attempting to defuse an IED (improvised explosive device) in Afghanistan this past Saturday. He had been deployed to Afghanistan only five months ago. In that time he had made safe 64 IEDs and found 11 bomb-making centres. His family and fellow soldiers... »
Duchess Of Cornwall Meets With Injured Soldiers
His shattered body slumped on a hospital bed, triple amputee Craig Wood tells Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, about his desperate wish to walk again. At just 18, he is one of the youngest British soldiers to lose three limbs after he was horrifically injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan in July. Doctors were forced to... »
Respect The Wounded
Those who put themselves in the line of danger deserve every bit of respect we can give them; those who are injured in their duty doubly so. Then why did I run across this article on Dailymail.co.uk today? A young man by the name of Matthew Weston was serving in Afghanistan when he had the... »
Royal Marine Tackles Suicide Bomber
Words can’t quite describe the awesomeness here. Sergeant Noel Connolly was serving in Afghanistan last November when he spotted a suspicious looking man on a motorbike. The motorcyclist looked lost, and that set Connolly on high alert. said: ‘I was near the school when I caught a fleeting glimpse of a motorbike. I... »
British Soldier Lost During Rescue
A journalist and his translator had been captured when they were covering the NATO airstrike that resulted in approximately 70 people killed. They were taken by Taliban members and were being held in northern Afghanistan. In the fray of the rescue, a soldier was killed along with the journalist’s translator, Sultan Munadi. A British soldier... »
WWI Veteran Dies at 111
This past Saturday, the last British WWI veteran, Harry Patch, passed away at the full age of 111. This marks the end of an era for the country, but not the end of the memories. France and Germany have both lost all their remaining veterans, and the U.S. still has Frank Buckles, 108, as... »
British Stamps to Honor Fallen
BBC News – The Art Fund charity says there is also support for issuing a series of stamps, dedicated to each person who has died, by official war artist Steve McQueen. Among the 2,082 adults it surveyed in January, 70% backed such an idea. The Royal Mail has so far declined the idea of issuing the... »
George Cross Awarded to Royal Marine
In times of war, split-second decisions can make the difference between life or death. And there are people who don’t even need that much time to know what’s right. When Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher activated a trip wire while on a night reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan, he didn’t think twice. He immediately threw himself in... »