A HERO officer based in Tidworth will be paddling for heroes tomorrow despite having been seriously wounded in Iraq.
Maj David Bradley will be taking part in the annual Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race to raise money for Help for Heroes.
The charity provides practical direct support to servicemen and women wounded in the line of duty [...]

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ARMY chiefs today defended their decision to send out a patrol in Iraq which ended with a young Blackpool soldier being shot dead. Gunner Lee Thornton was on patrol in Al Qurna, just south of Basra, when he was shot through the neck by an insurgent sniper.
The former Palatine High School pupil died two days [...]

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The father of an Iraq war hero has given his support to the Evening Post’s campaign to build a statue in honour of Viscount William Slim.
The Post is calling for a fitting tribute to the Bristol-born Field Marshal who led the so-called Forgotten 14th army against the Japanese in Burma during World War II.
The city’s [...]

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged Britain’s armed forces to wear their uniforms in public and condemned any abuse of them by people opposed to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He spoke out after senior officers at RAF Wittering advised airmen and women to wear civilian dress when they visited nearby Peterborough in case they [...]

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Two-thirds of the British public think not enough is being done to recognise the sacrifice of armed forces personnel killed in Iraq, a survey suggests.The Art Fund charity says there is also support for issuing a series of stamps, dedicated to each person who has died, by official war artist Steve McQueen.
Among the 2,082 adults [...]

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LONDON, Feb 26 (KUNA) — A new British police counter-terrorism campaign urged the public Tuesday to report anyone suspicious who owns several mobile phones.
The campaign posters also call on people to pass on information about anyone displaying “odd” behaviour such as photographing close-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras or other security measures.
The five-week advertising campaign aims to [...]

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A house in Surrey for the families of badly injured servicemen and women has been named after an Army bomb disposal officer awarded the George Cross.The six-bedroom house in Ashtead, used by the families of people being treated at Headley Court rehabilitation centre, will be called Norton House.
Capt Peter Norton, who lost a leg and [...]

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THOUSANDS of well-wishers lined the streets of Winchester today (January 29) to welcome home Hampshire’s armed forces personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The special homecoming parade - organised by Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council - included representatives from The Rifles - which has its Headquarters in Winchester - 1st Battalion Irish Guards, 1st Battalion [...]

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A CLOSE-knit group of volunteer soldiers from Ipswich is today undergoing the final stages of their training before being deployed to Iraq to serve alongside regular army troops.
The Territorial Army soldiers, some of them as young as 18, are undergoing intensive training at the army’s Reserves Training and Mobilisation Centre at Chilwell, near Nottingham.
The group [...]

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A MARCH by servicemen and women who have returned from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan will be joined by a Chinook helicopter from RAF Odiham.
The Chinook will fly above the armed forces as they parade up High Street in Winchester to mark the return of thousands of Hampshire-based servicemen and women.
It is the first time [...]

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