Links of interest to British veterans

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There doesn't seem to be anything covering the title therefore I thought i'd start one.

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UK and Nepal celebrate 200 years of friendship

More flexible compensation for veterans with cancer caused by asbestos

Life on board HM Ships at Christmas: 1915 vs. 2015

HMS Defender joins French carrier on counter Daesh operations

Veterans World

This one's worth a look from a veterans perspective too:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-overseas-visitors-hospital-charging-regulations

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2016 war pensions and allowance rates

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A new pay model for the Armed Forces

Of particular interest to anyone with dual national children...

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More help is needed for veterans with Gulf War Syndrome, the Royal British Legion has said as it marks 25 years since the beginning of that conflict.

Over 33,000 former soldiers are thought to suffer from illnesses related to their service such as chronic headaches, fatigue and memory problems.

The charity said too little was known about the condition and the government should fund more research into it.

The Ministry of Defence said it was always open to new research proposals.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35336312

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From Todays Telegraph:

SIR – As two former soldiers, we watch the hounding of our servicemen and women by unscrupulous and opportunistic lawyers with incredulity and dismay. The pressures and demands on the front line are already tough enough without our forces fearing legal repercussions every time they step off their base.

Many of the allegations being brought against those who fought so bravely and tenaciously in Iraq, after more than a decade, are spurious or totally fabricated, motivated only by the hope of financial gain. A genuine attempt to right historic wrongs has become a compensation industry, benefiting only the legal profession.

Multiple legal probes into single incidents waste time and public funds, and leave those who served their country on our behalf feeling betrayed and persecuted.

Furthermore, to learn that the new shadow defence secretary, Emily Thornberry, has received a donation-in-kind from a law firm accused of pursuing false torture claims against British soldiers is beyond parody.

A soldier will fight for his mates and for his country. The former will never let him down, but it would seem that the latter, sadly, can be less reliable.

The whole episode is a disgrace, and we ask the Prime Minister to intervene personally.

Sir Nicholas Soames MP (Con)
Richard Drax MP (Con)
London SW1

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In World War Two, British Capt Peter Robert Sandham Bankes led a company of Chin tribesmen in Burma - now known as Myanmar - in repelling the Japanese advance on the nearby border with India. He was killed in those remote hills 72 years ago, but as journalist Mark Fenn found, he remains a hero in the eyes of local people.

Editor's note: Mark Fenn completed this piece for the BBC shortly before he died suddenly in Thailand last week - it is published here with the permission of his family.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35192153

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Anyone who wishes to follow the farce of the Iraq witch hunt can get a daily update here:

https://modmedia.blog.gov.uk/feed/atom/

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Armed Forces to pay tribute on 25th anniversary of First Gulf War

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Of interest to parents of dual national children:

MOD rises to the top in National Apprenticeship Week

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Armed Forces Day in the UK this year is June 25th, two days after the EU referendum!