Wlecoming home the troops - Version 2
I found this letter in today's DT. Shows how things have moved on since 1945 and who REALLY appreciates the British Military!
Sir – When my husband, serving with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, returned from his last tour of Iraq in 2006, I was amazed and deeply touched to see the number of banners, Union flags and Saltires that were hung from shops and houses in order to welcome home the soldiers of his brigade (letters, September 28). The mayor arranged a big party in the local hall with supper and dancing.
Where do I live? Which small town had such palpable respect for these brave returning soldiers and their families who support them? We live in a small garrison town in northern Germany.
What a shame that the British people so intent on making a political point about unpopular wars, punish the selfless young men and women who volunteer to serve their country, instead of making their point at the ballot box.
Naomi Paterson, Bad Fallingbostel, Germany