Poor bastards

[schmalex]

Just watching "Wounded" on BBC 1. It really brings home the severity of the injuries the soldiers receive from IED's. No matter how many times you hear about it on the news, nothing brings home the stark reality of a 22 year old, who has lost both legs and his sight like following them through their re-hab (and that only gives a mere facsimile of what it must be like).

To all the men and women currently serving their country throughout the world, may you finish your tours in safety and rest assured that your countrymen are extremely proud of you and to all the men and women wounded in service of your country, may you feel proud of what you do and who you are.

Edited by schmalex on Wednesday 23 September 21:59

[bigTee]

They are a credit to our country.

[pad58]

bigTee said:

They are a credit to our country.

Hear Hear

[steedy27]

bigTee said:

They are a credit to our country.

+1

[steedy27]

bigTee said:

They are a credit to our country.

+1

[Drop Test b3nxj]

bigTee said:

They are a credit to our country.

+1

good lads

[13th]

+1

I wish I could say more but the sheer magnitude of their bravery and suffering renders me speechless.

[WBC]

Christ, it somewhat puts into perspective how trivial my daily concerns are.

One of the most moving things I have seen.

[valve bounce66]

brings it home the dangers and consequences of war,respect to all the force personel.

[LJTS]

I find it deeply disturbing & upsetting to think that a generation of young soldiers are being maimed/killed for no reason than the incompetence of our GOVERNMENT

[frit]

WBC said:

Christ, it somewhat puts into perspective how trivial my daily concerns are.

Exactly what i thought, was having work issues but this makes you think - chin the fk up - the problems i have are minute compared with what these guys are going through.

[HRG.]

I have previously advised the gf to get her lazy good for nothing layabout thick dropout of a son to go in the military to man up. Never. Ever. Again.

[Taita]

Really touching program.

Better men than I.

[dugt]

frit said:

WBC said:

Christ, it somewhat puts into perspective how trivial my daily concerns are.

Exactly what i thought, was having work issues but this makes you think - chin the fk up - the problems i have are minute compared with what these guys are going through.

same here, i cant watch the next half, i had to stop, ill definitly be crying if i kept watching

these people always get forgoton, the dead get in the headlines, but the ones who have to completly rebuild their lives again never get a mention

my thoughts to the families

doug

[911motorsport]

On returning home a lot of them got booed on the streets by Muslim extremists which lead to this group being set up by some disenchanted ex-servicemen

http://www.englishdefenceleague.org/

[Marcia]

+1,one of my work colleagues lost her 18yr old son in afghanistan last month,he'd only been there a couple of weeks,was'nt even meant to be there at that time he volunteered to take a mates place whose partner had just had a baby,we were all shocked and saddened

[muckymotor]

Extremely brave people

Show your support

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

[Taita]

The medical staff are fantastic.

[br d]

Well that's it, I lasted to the end but broke down when Andy held his baby.

These young men would never want my pity, but f**king hell they have my respect.
Brave, brave men.

[Famous Graham]

muckymotor said:

Extremely brave people

Show your support

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

There are quite a few charities dealing with veterans - H4H is doing some great work, but there's also CombatStress, Erskine, Poppyscotland (who I work for), SSAFA and several others. I'm not sure what happens south of the border with the Legion, but up here, we're responsible for the Poppy Appeal, and that then gets distributed out to the various charities (as well as the benevolence cases we deal with directly)

eta - it's common misconception that the money raised in November goes solely to the production of the poppies and associated bits and bobs. It doesn't - not by a long shot.

Edited by Famous Graham on Wednesday 23 September 23:50