Tag Archives: Afghanistan

 A former Royal Marine Commando who suffered intense PTSD after multiple tours of Afghanistan has told how he fought back against the crippling mental condition. War hero Mark West, 40, survived being shot in the head thanks to his Kevlar helmet on his first tour and was cited for ‘bravery, …

The sister of a senior Armed Forces commander today said her family is ‘devastated’ after the 54-year-old took his own life following a split from his wife and the loss of his dream job leading the Royal Marines.  Major General Matt Holmes CBE, who carried Prince Philip’s coffin at his funeral, …

General who led the Royal Marines is found dead at home aged 54 after ‘taking his own life’ just six months after standing down from the role  Major General Matthew Holmes CBE served in all the UK’s recent conflicts  He served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 2019 until April …

Animals airlifted from Kabul by former Royal Marine Pen Farthing may pass diseases to humans Pen Farthing helped airlift 173 cats and dogs from the Nowzad shelter in Kabul  Some show traces of bacterial infection and could pass disease onto humans  Animals placed into quarantine because of prevalence of rabies …

The British Army officer leading Boris Johnson’s effort to deliver hundreds of thousands of coronavirus vaccines per day pledged to use combat techniques to get them to the needy as fast as possible.  Brigadier Phil Prosser, Commander of Military Support to the Vaccine Delivery Programme, said his team would use …

Prince Harry is ‘abandoning his Army family’: Father of British soldier who protected Duke on the front line in Afghanistan says his decision to step down is a ‘slap in the face’ for those who risked their lives alongside him Derek Hunt’s son Nathan found bombs that could have maimed …

23 ambulances queue outside overstretched A&E department at same hospital where a patient died after waiting in one for an hour Enormous jam was second in a matter of days at Worcestershire Royal Hospital  One former soldier compared the hospital to one in a war zone like Afghanistan Last Monday …

Meghan Markle has shared five-year-old throwback snaps with troops to mark Remembrance Day. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, took to the Sussex Royal Instagram account on Monday night to share the post – which shows her on a tour and visiting troops in Spain, Italy, Turkey, Afghanistan and the UK in 2014. …