Has anyone read the tribute paid by the armed forces to the town of Wootton Bassett in todays Daily Mail....very very moving.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...en-heroes.html

Shame it has been taken down.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-560690/The-salute-Moving-pictures-war-veterans-gather-pay-respects-RAF-aircraftmen-killed-Afghanistan.html

Thanks for that Sarah.

We MUST never forget them ..

I live but a spitting distance from Wootton Bassett, on the flight path to Lyneham, I have a baby soldier (19 and half) Royal Engineer son, I'm lucky at the moment he's out in Kenya building schools and houses for the poor out there, I watch the parades regularly and cross my fingers and pray

Oh Nicola that must be heart wrenching! You must however be so proud! :)

My collegues son was killed in Iraq.
I find it very hard to look him in the eye now, I hate seeing the sadness there xx

Just taken a look at that article, thats tough! Its so sad, and these men are so brave and should be looked up to in so many different ways! All respect to each and every one of them! x

I were just thinking that about the "hoodies" lol!!
They should, i mean did you ever watch bad lads army, some of them found that so tough they couldnt even endure the full course... and they changed their lifes after that, so it proves it tough and i think more of that should be carried out, a lot more!

And i agree it would ruin our armed forces, could you imagine that!

HUH, where did that post go about hoodies < dont know if thats a smiley or not lol

> post go about hoodies

Sorry that was me I had to make a quick exit, looks like must have deleted  in my haste.

I said it might do some of the hoodies good to gain some respect. Not just for others, especially our soliders, but for them selves too.
But I don't think conscription is  good as it  would weaken our armed forces.

Haha ok ill let you off :-P

Are you at work then is that the reason you had to click off quick?

But i agree, see my post above thats me reply to your post bilbobaggins < love that name lol

I am at work and usually in an office on my own but have lots of visitors today. Cheek on a Friday too.

HAHA i agree!! What on earth are they playing at ;-)

Just be careful! Dont want you in trouble!!

Yes I am very proud of him, to see him at the passing out parade in uniform and with rifle it was hard to believe that it was the same scruffy little git that can't even use the washer.
He's been in the Army for nearly 3 years now and only completed his final electrian training about 4 months or so ago, I just hope that he doesn't get posted somewhere like Afghanistan, but then I suppose that what all mother's wives girlfriends and everybody else in any way related to a service person hopes for.