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The Long and Lonely Shadow of Forgotten Conflicts
In the public imagination, the word “veteran” tends to conjure images of recent campaigns: dusty patrols in Afghanistan, convoys edging through Iraqi cities, or the grim televised briefings that accompanied those conflicts. Yet across Europe, Britain and the United States…
Royal British Legion poppy appeal launched in Brussels
The annual launch of the UK’s Royal British Legion poppy appeal has been marked in Brussels with a moving tribute to the war dead, coming just ahead of Remembrance Day in November in honour of Britain’s military veterans. The 2025 poppy…
Soldier F Vindicated: A Serviceman Persecuted While Terrorists Walk Free
The acquittal of Soldier F in connection with the Bloody Sunday killings represents a long-overdue vindication for a man who has endured decades of scrutiny, vilification, and legal harassment for carrying out his duty in one of Northern Ireland’s most…
British and German soldiers of the Great War laid to rest together near Ypres
In a solemn ceremony on 17th October 2025, the remains of an unknown British and an unknown German soldier were interred side by side at Poelcapelle British Cemetery near Ypres, Belgium. This rare joint burial, organised by the Ministry of…
The Northern Ireland Troubles: A Delicate Balance Between Justice and Protection for Veterans
The recent agreement between the UK and Irish governments to shield veterans from prosecution over actions taken during the Northern Ireland Troubles has ignited a complex debate. While the move aims to protect those who served, it raises questions about…
Soldier F: This is not justice — it is scapegoating
More than half a century after Bloody Sunday, the British state has chosen its scapegoat. Soldier F, a former Paratrooper now in his seventies, stands accused of murdering two men and attempting to murder five others during the 1972 shootings…
Europe’s Veterans Are Haunted By The Wars Politicians Asked Them To Fight
For much of the past three decades, Europe’s soldiers have been dispatched far from home – to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, the Sahel, and even the mountains of northern Syria. They went under NATO banners, UN mandates, or national expeditions,…
Forgotten Heroes: How Britain and Europe Are Failing Their Homeless Veterans
They stood ready to give their lives for their countries. Now, too many forgotten heroes sleep rough in shop doorways or cold public parks, betrayed by the very states they once served. Across the United Kingdom and continental Europe, a…
“Enough Is Enough”: Special Forces Unite Against Northern Ireland Veterans ‘Witch-Hunt’ as Labour Plots Legacy Act Repeal
In a thunderous rebuke to official silence, Britain’s most elite warriors — the SAS, SBS and SRR — have broken cover in an unprecedented show of unity, demanding an end to what they call a legal “witch-hunt” against veterans of…