3 hours agoThis is the veteran who lost both legs in the war in Afghanistan: My friends died for nothing
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The most disappointed and angry by the American and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan are family members of soldiers who fell in the 20-year war, who today say they fell for nothing. Family members and relatives of 457 British soldiers who lost their lives for years in the Afghanistan war reacted with anger and launched a petition [...]
The most disappointed and angry by the American and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan are family members of soldiers who fell in the 20-year war, who today say they fell for nothing.
The relatives and relatives of 457 British soldiers who lost their lives for years in the Afghanistan war reacted with anger and launched a petition sent to the authorities, asking them to know what they sacrificed.
Sarah Adams, whose son James Prosser died at the age of 21 when his armoured vehicle was blown up while serving with the 2nd Royal Welch Battalion in 2009, said she kept asking herself “what her son has sacrificed his life for”.
It's devastating to see what's happening in Afghanistan over the last few days. Everything he worked for, fought, and gave his life away. It is depressing to see what is happening not only for the families that lost both sons and spouses but for those who served and still bore the physical and mental injuries of war. Now it seems that nothing matters any more”, she said.
Wendy Reiner, who lost her husband Peter in 2010 at the age of only 34, said it was “fully disgusted”, adding: “It feels like a big slap in the face after all the sacrifices people like my husband have made”.
Sergeant Rayner, from Lancester's Second Battalion, was running his platoon on a routine patrol in Helmand Province, when he was killed by an explosive artisanal device. His widow has now written to the prime minister asking for an investigation of why Britain's sacrifice in Afghanistan was abused within a few days.
Jack Cummings, a veteran who lost both legs in 2010 in Afghanistan, wrote on Twitter: “Was it worth it? Maybe not. Did I lose my legs for nothing? Looks like it. Did my friends die in vain? Yes” Major General Charlie Herbert, who lost a lot of troops in the conflict, said “trination and bloodshed” of the military and women was “returned to the dust in just a few short days”.
How embarrassing! How unforgivable! I hardly have words to describe how angry I am”, he wrote.
