The Sandbag Times - Issue No: 55
The Veterans Magazine. Airshow special with News, reviews, articles, stories, information and fun.
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NEWS<br />
MAY EDITION<br />
NEWS<br />
Charity highlights worrying decline in<br />
understanding of the Armed Forces<br />
Story: <strong>No</strong>rthern Echo - Georgia Banks<br />
Veterans march<br />
against witch<br />
hunts<br />
Story: <strong>The</strong> Express<br />
THE witch hunt against <strong>No</strong>rthern<br />
Ireland veterans brought<br />
up to eight thousand ex-servicemen<br />
to London yesterday<br />
to condemn what they call <strong>The</strong><br />
Great Betrayal.<br />
Massed ranks of former soldiers<br />
were joined by ex-Navy<br />
and RAF personnel for a march<br />
along the Mall to Parliament<br />
to show their anger at the<br />
injustice of targeting veterans<br />
of the Troubles while terrorists<br />
go free. <strong>The</strong> demonstrators<br />
first marched to Buckingham<br />
Palace where they sang God<br />
Save the Queen, then to Parliament<br />
Square. Ex-Grenadier<br />
Guardsman Roy Brinkley, 62,<br />
commented: “This is tremendous<br />
support for our cause, a<br />
tremendous turn-out.<br />
“It’s fantastic and really heartwarming.<br />
Only by working<br />
together we will beat this<br />
injustice.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Daily Express Betrayal Of<br />
Our Veterans crusade has won<br />
praise from servicemen for<br />
championing their cause - but<br />
the witch hunt goes on.<br />
Read more here...<br />
www.sandbagtimes.co.uk<br />
An Armed Forces charity has voiced its<br />
concern following new figures which show<br />
the public have little understanding of the<br />
military.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Royal British Legion said the study carried out<br />
by YouGov could lead to a decline in support for<br />
serving personnel. <strong>The</strong> research found that 69 per<br />
cent of people know little or very little about what<br />
the Armed Forces do on a day-to-day basis.<br />
<strong>The</strong> study also found that 80 per cent of people<br />
agreed that serving members of the British Armed<br />
Forces make a valuable contribution to society in the<br />
UK. Alexander Owen, head of Armed Forces engagement<br />
at <strong>The</strong> Royal British Legion said: “Whilst<br />
it’s fantastic that people think our Armed Forces<br />
make a valuable contribution to society, the lack of<br />
understanding of what they actually do is concerning.<br />
“If this figure continues to decline, I worry that<br />
support for those who serve will diminish too.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y support us every day. <strong>The</strong> least we can do is<br />
support them in turn.”<br />
Read the full article...<br />
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