Remember The Fallen, Dont Forget The Living

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Uploaded by on Feb 22, 2010

Copyright © 2009 JihadWorksBothWays

It's an inexcusable betrayal of Britains brave servicemen and women by our government.
As most of the country sits warm and dry in their cosy homes this morning, 5,000 veterans face another day out in the cold.
Five thousand proud and honourable soldiers who havent got a proper roof over their heads.
Abandoned and forgotten, these heroes were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
They include former Royal Marine Nixon Browne, 29, who came home from Afghanistan 11 months ago with nowhere to live and was merely handed a list of charity phone numbers and told to get on with it. He now lives in a charity-run hostel in London.
Five miles away, former paratrooper Thomas Jamieson ekes out a miserable existence in the doorway of a Central London shop. It is minus 5C and Thomas, 45, survives on the bitter-cold streets of the capital with the skills he learned in the army.
Thomas and Nixon are just two of the 1,100 ex-servicemen sleeping rough or in hostels, squats or dossing on friends floors in London alone.
A further 2,500 veterans are estimated to be in temporary accommodation in the capital at any one time, according to a University of York study.
Across Britain, another 1,500 are reckoned to be homeless, a group so forgotten that no-one has even bothered trying to count them, let alone offer them the assistance they have earned.
Worse still, military charities expect the numbers to rocket as troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, many maimed, return to civvy street only to find the economic slump means they cant get a job. Most homeless veterans are single men meaning they languish at the bottom of housing waiting lists, despite laws that say they should get priority.
Even veterans left traumatised by conflict and with children to support are refused help by over-stretched councils and housing associations re-housing immigrants.

And we want a full UK-wide survey to properly pinpoint how many veterans are homeless and what they need to get back on their feet.

http://www.veterans-aid.net/index.html

http://www.thegreenarrow.co.uk

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  • Sad that could have been me quite easily. Thanks for uploading this Kewldude mate I hope you`re well

  • @LIVERLADD and me Bro !

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  • Its really really sad, everyone should support "Soldiers off the street".

  • If you google Soldiers off the Streets it will take you to an excelllent website where you can offer help in various ways.

    Another fine video, dude xx

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  • What a bloody shame.

  • Um, excuse me your Majesty, isn't the sole purpose of our armed forces is to defend you from being overthrown, so why are they not being looked after then?

  • Neither the labour government or the conservatives and liberals give a damn about the welfare of our troops either during or after their service to the nation. The only party that cares is the B N P. So if you care about our troops, VOTE BNP on May 6th.

  • it's disgusting how our government don't care

  • Excellent Video !

    Its Time Our Government Woke Up and Smelt The Roses !

    Send Them Out To The 'Front Line' With Little Or No Proper  Resources--In Stead Of Lining Their Already Bulging Bank Accounts !

    Shared and In My Favs

    Thanks For Sharing

  • brings tears 2 my eyes....These are True Men and Ladies of Honour and it sickens me 2 see them having to go through this...

    vote BNP and we can give them wot they truly deserve

  • Give these heroes a job, a home and their dignity back. They fought for us now it's our turn to return the favour.

    Only a bunch of traitors like the LibLabCons would allow this to happen.

  • great british lads lost for some shitty war that labour and conservative scum politicians want for an oil pipeline.

    NEVER FORGET THE FALLEN WHEN WE BRING THE LABOUR AND CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS TO FACE JUSTICE WHO SENT OUR HEROES TO THEIR DEATHS. NEVER FORGET THE FALLEN. GOD BLESS.

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