Tag: UK troops in Afghanistan

 NOVANEWS  Christmas in Vietnam was different, girls brought in, all of us got to meet Bob Hope personally, hot turkey dinners, christmas carols. The military wouldn’t have sent every combat unit into the bush before the holiday so that the REMF contingent of service academy types could celebrate in total safety. The truth is a thousand times worse than this.g As PM May praised the military for keeping the UK safe in her Christmas message, troops abroad were not exactly in a festive mood. It has emerged that 500 soldiers in Afghanistan received just £1 each to celebrate the holiday. More cuts for Britain’s fading military as report concludes ‘cyber more important’ Five hundred British troops deployed to Afghanistan were allocated a total of just £500 ($700) for Ch...