Remember the fallen - Don't forget the living

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It's an inexcusable betrayal of Britains brave servicemen and women by our government.

As most of the country sits warm and dry in their cosy homes this morning, 5,000 veterans face another day out in the cold.

Five thousand proud and honourable soldiers who havent got a proper roof over their heads.
Abandoned and forgotten, these heroes were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

They include former Royal Marine Nixon Browne, 29, who came home from Afghanistan 11 months ago with nowhere to live and was merely handed a list of charity phone numbers and told to get on with it. He now lives in a charity-run hostel in London.

Five miles away, former paratrooper Thomas Jamieson ekes out a miserable existence in the doorway of a Central London shop. It is minus 5C and Thomas, 45, survives on the bitter-cold streets of the capital with the skills he learned in the army.

Thomas and Nixon are just two of the 1,100 ex-servicemen sleeping rough or in hostels, squats or dossing on friends floors in London alone.

A further 2,500 veterans are estimated to be in temporary accommodation in the capital at any one time, according to a University of York study.

Across Britain, another 1,500 are reckoned to be homeless, a group so forgotten that no-one has even bothered trying to count them, let alone offer them the assistance they have earned.

Worse still, military charities expect the numbers to rocket as troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, many maimed, return to civvy street only to find the economic slump means they cant get a job.

Most homeless veterans are single men meaning they languish at the bottom of housing waiting lists, despite laws that say they should get priority.

Even veterans left traumatised by conflict and with children to support are refused help by over-stretched councils and housing associations re-housing immigrants.

And we want a full UK-wide survey to properly pinpoint how many veterans are homeless and what they need to get back on their feet.

http://www.veterans-aid.net/index.html

Best Ever Poppy Appeal in Derbyshire

A RECORD-BREAKING amount of money has been collected in Derbyshire for the Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal.

Generous people from across the county have helped to raise more than £562,218 with money still pouring in.

Organisers of the Poppy Appeal had hoped to improve on the 2008 total of £519,000 but feared that the credit crunch would hamper their efforts.

But thanks to the army of volunteers who were out in force selling poppies and collecting donations in the run up to Remembrance Sunday last year the appeal has raised a record-breaking amount with eight months still left to go.

Derbyshire co-ordinator Colin Picken said: "We are very happy, it's a marvellous total, especially from a year when people have been feeling hard- up. We didn't expect to do this well."

Money raised by the poppy appeal provides financial, social and emotional support to former and current servicemen and women, and their families.

The cash is used to help fund a range of services from counselling and job retraining to nursing care and war grave visits.

As part of the appeal in Derbyshire a series of poppy walks were held across the county which helped boost the appeal by £1,670.

Christine Selden, community fund-raiser for Derbyshire, said: "I am delighted that the walks have raised so much. The efforts of all the walk leaders in organising these events, the walkers and their sponsors are truly appreciated."

Former Army engineer Ivan Warwick was helped by the Royal British Legion after he was made redundant from his job as a lorry driver. The charity came up with the cash to pay his gas and electricity bills, council tax arrears and bankruptcy fees.

The 46-year-old, of Mackworth, welcomed the news that the appeal had been so successful and said he intended to sell poppies this year.

Call 07973 750816 or email cselden@britishlegion.org.uk.

Article courtesy of Derbyshire News

CARDIFF SOLDIERS MOTHER IS BANNED FROM ASIAN POST OFFICE

On August 18th 2009, Mrs Davis attempted to send her 21 year old son, who is serving in Afghanistan, a parcel from a Post Office run by a Mr Khan in Ely, South Glamorgan, Wales.

Mrs Davis' son left for Afghanistan at the end of July for a six to eight month tour of duty. He has only been able to call his mother once in the weeks since he left.

When Mrs Davis went to her local Post Ofiice to send her son a parcel she was told she was banned because her son is fighting with the British Army.

What right has this 'man' got to stop a woman sending parcels or letters to her son. He is fighting in a dirty war and may never return.

We must BOYCOTT muslim businesses. DON'T use their shops or taxis.

DO NOT put money into the pockets of the likes of Mr Khan.

UPDATE - TAKEN FROM THE GREEN ARROW

In today’s multi-cultural, politically correct society, Mrs. Davies didn’t know where to turn. The post office and the shop at the end of the road is a vitally important service to the local community and she was bewildered at being made to feel an outcast in her own country by an immigrant who was in a position of having the power to do so.

It was suggested to her ‘off the record’ to contact the BNP as being the only people to offer her support. We won’t tell you just who suggested this as you’d be surprised and it would cause quite a problem where he works, but Mrs. Davies subsequently contacted South Wales BNP with the story of her situation and the film-clip of the interview with Mrs. Davies is shown below.

We tried to contact Mr. Khan to ask for a statement by telephoning him at his post office premises on 029 -20591511, but apparently he is away in India at the moment. We spoke with his manageress though, a June Thomas who is carrying out his instructions in the meantime, but she just said, ‘No comment’.

We don’t know why Mr. Khan should feel he has any authority at all to dictate to British Mothers in this country that they are not allowed to post parcels to British soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Maybe you should ask him for yourself.

Whatever is said about Blair’s illegal warmongering in Iraq and Afghanistan, one thing is for sure, these conflicts involving our British soldiers are different from anything before.

In previous wars, wherever they may have been, at least when our boys returned past the ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ they knew they were home and safe amongst their own people. They could depend on the support of their own people and that the home fires would be kept burning in their absence.

Now of course, in nuLabour’s Britain, in 2009, things are different.

It’s one thing that in Afghanistan the enemy include Taliban fighters with Yorkshire and Midlands accents, even perhaps with the odd Aston Villa tattoo. It’s another thing too, when wounded British casualties arrive back at Selly Oak NHS Hospital (because the military hospitals have been closed down) to be verbally abused by similar people to those that wounded them in the first place. Or when the same type of people blowing our troops to bits with roadside bombs in Afghanistan, can be found at home fast-tracked into positions of authority and power, such as magistrates, politicians, police, teachers and even sub-postmasters. Large tracts of inner-city suburbs and elsewhere have become foreign, alien communities demanding ever more political influence and power within British society.

What on earth have we allowed our country and ourselves to become ?

Footnote by Green Arrow

Please can I urge all readers to pass this article on to every single person in your address book, every single forum you visit, every chat room you enter and leave links in every online comments section of the press. Thank you kinsmen.

POST OFFICE RESPONSE FOUND HERE

HOW CAN WE HELP OUR SOLDIERS?

BNP activist Dianne Leech has for some time been collecting and sending the equivalent of Red Cross Parcels to our troops in Afghanistan. Proud of you Dianne. Now what can you do to help Dianne?

Well Dianne is going to be at this years Red, White and Blue and is asking all those who plan on attending to remember Our Boys and take along something from the list below for Dianne and her team to send out to the illegal war zone. No Aerosols please for obvious reasons.

toiletries toothbrush toothpate shampoo conditioner shampoo shower gel roll on deodrant razors shaving gel talcum powder medicated foot powder cotton buds wet or moist wipes eye lens claenser tissues travel wash sanitary protection face cleanser moisturizer for face and body savoury snacks include pringles various crisps nuts pork scratchings beef jerky savoury rice pot noodles noodles oat cakes crackers marmite stock cubes pkt soups sweet snacks include fruit or cerial bars friut flakes dried fruits shortbread also various biscuits eg digestive fruit custard creams ect various cakes include fruit cakes jam sponge cakes ect small tins fruit in natural juice with pull lid on jellies condensed and evapaporated milk packets made custard confectionery travel sweets toffee fudge energy sweets love hearts frit pastels starburst sweets lollipops mints chewing gum ect but no chocolate apart from mars bars or snickers clothing include socks t shirts underwear paperback books magazines for male and female puzzle books sport programes playing cards jigsawa notebooks black pens only sketch books batteries cd to watch or listen to pharmacy imodium rennies paracetomals plasters lip salve insect repellent ant powder sun cream drinks to include energy drinks friut juices high vitamin.

These donations may be left at the British Patriot Products stand which will be in the BNP Wales Marquee, where hopefully you may also find me.

Dianne will also be on hand:

"I can advise how to send parcels, please do not send aerosols or alcohol, we need items until soldiers finally leave Afghanistan so we need thousands of items to come through every day to keep parcels on the go also donations accepted to buy items. Please support our soldiers and let them know we care. Thank you. Dianne"

Now, I can tell you this. During my time overseas in the forces, there was nothing better we liked to receive from home than a surprise parcel full of goodies, nutty bars and useful items. Now being ex Royal Navy, I never ever thought I would say this but lets help make some Squaddies happy and sent them some goodies.

"Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having
been a soldier, or not having been at sea."

Article by The Green Arrow