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Well done to the people of Maidstone..and to the people of Hull who recently received their soldiers.
kirk, Rotherham, UK
It was heart warming to see the people of Maidstone turn out to applaud the 36 Engineer Regiment for what they acheived in Helmand province. Its all too easy to sneer from the safety of an armchair and to have a view on whether or not we should be in Afghanistan or Iraq. Those soldiers and their families know only too well the positive impact they have made on the ordinary men of women in Afghanistan, who just want to be safe and able to lead a normal life. The people of Maidstone who lined the streets on Friday emphathised with their global family in Afghanistan and were rightly proud and moved by the contribution our troops had made.
As for Armed Forces personnel being allowed into schools. It is entirely right that young people are introduced to a whole range of adults to help them form their own opinions and judgements. After all on Remembrance Day we have always been happy to accept the views of Chelsea Pensioners, famous war poets, second world war veterans.
Julie Bramley, Maidstone, Kent