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Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
by Irene Gimeno Twenty-seven-year-old Corporal Thomas ‘Tam’ Mason, as his comrades knew him, natural of Rosyth, Fife, died on Sunday 25th of October at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham. The Scottish soldier became the 223rd casualty after medical efforts were not able to save his life from blast injuries caused by [...]
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Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
By Daily Mail Reporter A brave amputee hailed the public's support of the Army as 'phenomenal' as he watched his fellow soldiers take part in a homecoming parade today. Hundreds of people lined the streets of Croydon, south London, to welcome home the 2nd Battalion The Rifles, which lost 13 men in Afghanistan this summer. The 100 members of 2 Rifles, based in Ballykinler, Northern Ireland, were invited...
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SUBROSA (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Corporal Thomas Mason, 27, died in Selly Oak hospital Birmingham on Sunday night. He was injured by an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province on 15 September and flown back to the UK, but despite the efforts of medical staff, he did not survive. Cpl Mason served with the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and came from Rosyth, Fife. He is survived by his wife Kylie....
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"ROGUE GUNNER" (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Thomas 'Tam' Mason from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Selly Oak Hospital, on Sunday 25 October 2009.Corporal Mason was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated during an operation in Kandahar province on 15 September...
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Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Thomas 'Tam' Mason from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Selly Oak Hospital, on Sunday 25 October 2009. Corporal Mason was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated during an operation in Kandahar province on 15 September...
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Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
RAF mental health nurse Warrant Officer Mark Woodhead is coming to the end of a three-month deployment to Helmand province where he has been helping treat soldiers exposed to acute stress. WO Woodhead is one of the leading specialists in operational mental health within the RAF. He is normally based at Selly Oak Hospital where he lectures on the subject. His job in Afghanistan is to assess and treat...
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Iraq Today (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The British MoD is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier at Selly Oak Hospital, England on Sunday, October 25th. The soldier was originally wounded in an IED attack in Kandahar province on Tuesday, September 15th. The Washington Post is reporting the deaths of eight American ISAF "troops" in multiple complex bomb attacks in undisclosed locations in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, October...
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ContraTory (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
As usual, someone else expresses my thoughts better than I ever could, so today I quote Dominic Lawson (with my emphasis), “People seldom seem more pointlessly pompous than when they declare a joke to be "not funny"; and as for [Jimmy] Carr's career being at an end, I suspect he will still be doing successful stand-up long after everyone has forgotten who Patrick Mercer is –...
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Spaghetti Gazetti (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
W hat a beautiful sunny day we had for Castle Bromwich Festival on Saturday 12 September and the sunshine brought out the crowds. The event was very well supported by local people and the Lions who were there working on our stalls and games had a very enjoyable day meeting you all. Our thanks go to Terrie & Eric Knibb and their committee for all their hard work in organising it. Let’s do...
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Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Birmingham hospital bosses hit back today over allegations from the BNP that injured troops were forced to pay to watch television The claim was made by BNP leader Nick Griffin as he attempted to justify his wearing of a poppy against the wishes of the Royal British Legion during a televised debate. He said he would remove the poppy if the Legion put pressure on the Government to stop “charging...
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Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The BNP claims wounded soldiers at Selly Oak hospital are being charged to watch television in hospital. Not so, finds FactCheck.
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TITVS ADVXAS THE CENTVRION OF TRVTH (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
I've been reading the Ultra left broadcasting tool of Nu-Labour, The BBC, and come across two seemingly unrelated articles about the army: Case 1: Soldier mocked over loss of legs : A soldier from Somerset who lost both legs and his right arm while serving in Afghanistan has been subjected to cruel taunts over his injuries. Sapper Matthew Weston, 20, from Taunton, stepped on a bomb while on patrol...
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RONEL Livelihood (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Last Saturday, on my way home with my pushbike from Wilmer's house blessing and warmning, I encountered an accident. I was traversing the pathway going downhill and as I crossed the intersection, I lost the maneuvre in going straight the pavement but instead, hit the hedge and I was thrown away. I tried to apply brakes but it was already too late. I was lying on the ground helpless and in agony. I...
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David Lindsay (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
A pity about the anti-German bit, but Peter Hitchens writes: Very quickly we see the exact price David Cameron paid for the support of the Murdoch media empire which, like the Germans, is always either at your throat or at your feet. Why anyone should want such fickle, cynical allies I do not know. Alas, that price will mainly be paid by the British soldiers who will be needlessly killed and maimed...
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"The Spirit of Vatican II" must go!! (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
(Welp, I read about the NHS's routine dehydrating to death of purposely heavily sedated patients (so they can't escape?), many of whom are NOT terminally ill... and now this. I guess we shouldn't go to hospitals for help any more ~ being sick means you're "due to die." (As per the following article.) God help me if I should get ill after this upcoming c-section. I deffinately won't be sticking...
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