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Veterans aged 65 told to prepare for war in new UK army measures

Veterans aged 65 told to prepare for war in new UK army measures

The changes will be in effect from spring of next year Under new British army measures aimed at making the country more prepared for war, older veterans will be liable to be recalled for service. The maximum age at which veterans can be recalled will be raised from 55 to 65 by the Armed Forces […]

2 months ago

106-year-old says secret to a long life is having a bowl of custard every day

106-year-old says secret to a long life is having a bowl of custard every day

Asda has granted him a whole year’s supply World War II veteran Leslie Lemon, who turned 106 years old this month, has a surprising secret to long life. A former British Army corporal who went on to earn a crust at HM Revenue & Customs until his 1979 retirement, Leslie believes his ongoing clean bill […]

9 months ago

Passenger removed from plane for ‘threatening’ T-shirt

Passenger removed from plane for ‘threatening’ T-shirt

‘I feel like they just took my soul away’ A woman was allegedly removed from a flight in the US earlier this week for wearing a T-shirt that was deemed to be “threatening,” According to local reports, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Catherine Banks was boarding a flight at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, October […]

1 year ago

D-Day veteran, 98, refuses to glorify war and says ‘war is a waste of time’

D-Day veteran, 98, refuses to glorify war and says ‘war is a waste of time’

‘I think, once again, what a waste of time war is’ A D-Day veteran has said he would like the children of today to know that “war is not exciting” and “doesn’t achieve much in the end.” Today (June 6) marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when 160,000 Allied forces troops launched an assault on the […]

1 year ago

Pen Farthing given go-ahead to evacuate Afghanistan with rescue animals

Pen Farthing given go-ahead to evacuate Afghanistan with rescue animals

The ex-marine Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing has secured himself a spot on a plane, as well as his staff and some 200 rescued animals After weeks of campaigning and insistence that he would not leave Afghanistan without both his staff and the animals rescued by his charity, Nowzad, Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing has been cleared to evacuate […]

4 years ago

Ex-marine refuses to leave Kabul without his animal rescue staff

Ex-marine refuses to leave Kabul without his animal rescue staff

He said he would not leave them behind to “suffer a fate” that the West has put upon them. A Royal Marine veteran who founded an animal sanctuary in Kabul has said he will not be leaving the country without his staff. Paul Farthing has made a plea to the UK government to help his […]

4 years ago

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