I find it so strange that when she finds out her great grandfather died in a ¨paper chase´, organised by the British Army as ´fun´for the officers, & probably a bet or two had been had, that some of them couldn´t even swim & there had been a swelling of the river due to rain. They didn´t care, the normal soldier was a commodity to be used at the officers whim. Thank God things have changed & the regular squaddie is an integral part of the fighting forces, & not a disposable unit. I am always amazed at the lack of humanity to their fellows humans. The British Army has a lot to answer for over the years. They have always relied on ordinary peoples patriotic fervour, & their willingness to protect their country without an iota of respect for the normal fighting man.
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