Tuesday, 15 December 2009

New boots for old

So the Minister for Defence announced today that 22 new Chinook helicopters would be made available for the war in Afghanistan. They will be ordered over the next 10 years.
Great. - So the soldiers and the marines who are sitting on the ground getting shot at daily and need these things to ferry them and their kit around will get them in 10 years.
They need them now for Christ sake.
I cannot understand why it takes so long to order and purchase a helicopter. I mean they are available to buy, MOD knows what spec it needs in the helicopter. Well they must do, they have enough of them in service already. Its just a repeat order.
Stop pussyfooting around MOD and get the guys what they need........and do it NOW.
Either that or bring them home.

Friday, 11 December 2009

RED Fridays

RED FRIDAYS
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday.
The reason?
British men and women who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority'.
We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for Country and home in record breaking numbers.
We are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing.
We get no liberal media coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.
Many British people, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of Britain supports our troops.
Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that every Briton who supports our men and women afar will wear something red.
By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make Great Britain on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football team
If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family, It will not be long before Britain is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.
The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can we do to make things better for you?' is...'We need your support and your prayers'...
Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example; and wear something red every Friday.