General Chat

It is my belief that whatever your opinion on the UK's role in the war in Iraq and in Afghanistan, our servicemen and women deserve our respect for their commitment and courage and we should be proud of them for serving their Queen and country!


Please do not add unless your reply is a direct and reasoned response to this issue,
Thankyou

Rose

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But we should be PROUD of ALL our servicemen and women....no matter where they are

Spot on rose.

well said rose xx

I dont agree with war

but am proud of our soldiers whatever duty they are on, they are good roles models for this country and shoud be respected.

Its such a shame for them that they have been to a country to protect oil. People are getting fed up with the iraq situation and taking it out on the troops, they are sent where they are told to go.

Rose.

After watching Ross kemp in Afghanistan. I have the greatest respect for them all.

Pat

i agree rose they do a very dangerous job and deserve more money than they get too

oh pat ross kemp "drools"

I totally agree Rose, - they have no say in where they are sent to fight, but do so without question and great courage.

I for one am very proud of each and every one of them and they certainly have my respect and thanks x

I agree Rose, I am proud of our armed forces.

Karen x

I have nothing but admiration for all our service men and women.

They should be able to wear their uniform with pride.

Jean x.

I agree too................they enter the armed forces not knowing when or if they will be called upon to fight for us.

I am very proud of them all.

xx

My son is in the Australian Army and is about to go over to East Timor. I am bursting with pride for the job he will be doing over there.
Sue

My OH served 22yrs in the army and i as a wife served at his side as we were married before he joined and had the 3 children.

He served several tours of Ireland, Faulklands and Bosnia, we also lost a good few friends during these tours.

We have every right to be proud of our soldiers they join the army to serve Queen and country and thats exactly what they do.

Rose,

I echo your sentiments, I was so proud to wear my RN uniform in the 1970's and 80's and think that it is our duty to support our service personnel who aren't paid that well at all (certainly not at basic rank/rate level).

I did read that a serviceman in uniform in Peterborough where the wearing uniform in public hassle kicked off had been cheered in a shopping centre yesterday...so I guess its just a minority

Thanks for the thread by the way

Thanks to all who have added

xx

I am proud of our service men & women and am grateful to them all. They should wear their uniforms with pride.

my hat off to them all.

BOWS...
to all my green howard mates ...
your doing a grand job...
the beers on fat mick...
when you come home...

I agree with everyone, we should be proud of our forces and the sacrifices made for the Country both past and present

Kerry x

So true, respect respect, they are our
protectors, pity they are on foreign land, they should be at home protecting home.
They are fighting a battle that cannot be won, the Afgans understand one thing,
"kill thy brother" they do not understand reason.

well said rose didnt see thred before and as ex raf wife know whats what too. Nephew in army and been in thick of most trouble wherever. Was amongst 1st lot in Iraq .
Proud of all service people dispite the fact that I hate all wars .

Do your job lads n lasses n wear that uniform with pride.