As a babyboomer I missed conscription so never served but my youngest son did serve in the reserves in Afghanistan and Iraq, long since left the Regiment and living in Australia.

As an octogenarian, I fully appreciate the sacrifices so many have made in deaths and others are still making due to their life changing mental and physical injuries which it is hoped have made our lives and security safer.

Unfortunately our governments don’t seem to appreciate our veterans but prefer to virtue signal by rewarding those who appear to want to destroy everything our veterans fought for whilst failing to provide care and support to those veterans.