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FORGOTTEN HEROES, BUT BY WHOM ??

Date added: Thursday 26th March 2009 written by

I had not intended to write to you in this vein just yet, but my heart is heavy and troubled with pain and suffering, not my pain but that of others. So let me take you by the hand, and your heart, and not only lead you through the streets of London, but any major city today where the forgotten of our society dwell and yes DIE.

Let me take you back to times gone bye and bring you into the future, now today in Great Britain 2009 in a supposedly caring society,AND YET as a caring society lead by leaders who supposedly care, WE FAIL MISERABLY.

Just look at the response of this Government to our war veterans last week in their need, and I will write that again THERE NEED to be able to revisit the battlefields where so many of their comrades had lain, broken and dieing in terrible pain. Drawn there by memories, memories that have been etched on their minds for many, many years.

The response of Government figures and the MOD was in effect mind blowing in its crassness, and totally reprehensible beyond belief, and it is only by the acts of other nations that has shamed this countries leadership into a sudden change of heart. In the words of one wise monkey who said "If the organizer's had asked, we would have tried to accommodate them, or words to that effect.

That struck me like a hammer blow and God only knows what our veterans felt. COME ON!!! THEY NEEDED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED?????? Had any other country NEEDED TO BE ASKED? In a word NO.

They were ready and eager to respond, even Germany itself wanted to and have done and hey have earned much respect in my eyes for that.

The MOD stated that they would only go on certain anniversaries the next being the centenary but by then we will have no veterans to make the trip.

FORGOTTEN HERO'S.

This is where I am troubled, by the acts of heroism that has been forgotten, many from the world war, soldiers who are long gone to glory, they now I hope and pray rest in peace, BUT NOT SO OUR SERVICEMEN TODAY, in stark contrast to our hero's of yesteryear, today it hits every man and woman and child even, THAT RIGHT HERE AND NOW WE HAVE HERO'S WHO ARE AND HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN.

From July so we are told, most of our servicemen will be brought home from Iraq. leaving a token force behind to continue to train the Iraqi police and military, but the bulk will be home and I thank God for that. But what of the future, what does it hold for our servicemen who are fit and ready to go to where ever they are sent, BUT WHAT DOES IT HOLD FOR OUR FORGOTTEN WOUNDED HERO'S?

Those who have been injured, injuries not seen by visible scars or loss of limb, but those lost souls who roam the streets of London, and any other major city you care to mention in the Uk.

For our fit able bodied servicemen, they will after a period of R & R be sent out to Afghanistan to support those who are already there, facing the unseen and unknown enemy.

For our wounded hero's who have been damaged in the mind, scarred mentally, certainly not visible wounds but wounds just the same. Such men as these are lost hero's, facing turmoil in the head that tears there waking hours and sleepless nights, I know this to e true from experiences told me by mums and dads who too have been traumatized by the experiences of their sons.

It is unforgivable that so many of our servicemen have been left to suffer in this way, unbelievable that
in this 21st century that as a country we are letting such men slip through the hands of our welfare system, and yes we are to blame too, because we should be shouting in the Governments ears via our MP's to right this injustice to those who wander the streets of our cities, alone, apart from the terror and pain in their heads that follows their every step.

Here lies the path for Operation Braveheart, here is why I will fight for truth and justice for our
servicemen. I commend to you the four service charities that I have taken under the umbrella of Operation Braveheart. THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND. SSAFA. THE RBL and combat stress.

Combat Stress is the support charity for those servicemen who I have been writing about here, so please have a look at their website and see what they do to find these home alone lost servicemen.

It is not easy for me to do what I need to do with Operation Braveheart, because I need you too, if we are going to turn the scales of justice to look favorably on our beloved brave hearts.

With much love and respect

David.