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Originally Posted by cherokee
Well i just waited up for the final phone call to say hes now about to leave . And like every parent going through it , yes im heartbroken . But id just like to wish my lad good luck and pray that he keeps safe for the next 6 months in afghan . Id also like to send my love and best wishes to all the other guys going and who are already there and in iraq and may be use this thread to send some best wishes out there ... esp with xmas nearing .. They have access to the net at times and would give em something to read .. GOOD LUCK SON AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL WE ARE THINKIN OF YOU XX
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Am in the same position as yourself - son in Afghanistan. I am very lucky in that he was allowed home for five days (birth of his first child) and we got to see him while he was in UK.
The thing that worries me about serving soldiers is the ridiculous system we have where, if they are wounded, they can only claim for the first three wounds i.e. if you have both your legs blown off and both your arms and are brain damaged you can only claim for three of those injuries (or your next of kin). An E-petition has just closed today and is being sent to the Prime Minister to request fair treatment for wounded soldiers - after all, very recently, a civilian secretary working for the army got £245,000 pounds for repetitive strain injury to her thumb! (you have two thumbs and you don't type with your thumb anyway - do you?) I know from my son that the soldiers in his regiment felt very down about this payout - they felt it really told them where they were in the greater scheme of things!
I hope your son is safe in Afghanistan and comes home to you soon (about Easter I think).