Duke of Lancaster's regiment set for duty in Afghanistan (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Duke of Lancaster's regiment set for duty in Afghanistan
9:50am Wednesday 13th February 2013 in News
By Jessica Cree, Education reporter
SOLDIERS from the Second and Fourth battalions of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment are to be deployed to Afghanistan.
Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Defence, has confirmed that soldiers from the North West are to be sent to serve in the country and have been in training for potential deployment for several months.
They are expected to travel to the war zone from late March and will serve in roles which will primarily see them mentoring soldiers of the Afghan National Army. The Second Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, which recruits from across the North West, is based at Weeton Barracks near Blackpool.
It will provide around 500 regular soldiers for the operation.
The Fourth Battalion will also provide around 16 Territorial Army soldiers for the tour. It is expected that most of the soldiers will serve on operations for around six months.
The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment currently has soldiers from from its First Battalion serving in Afghanistan. After its mission is completed in the spring, the battallion will return to its home base in Catterick, North Yorkshire.
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5:42pm Wed 13 Feb 13
sen c b l says...
11:19am Mon 4 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
...Lorraine.
11:21am Mon 4 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
...Lorraine.
12:22pm Mon 4 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
P.S. I'm in my 80's and done ny service to King and Country well before you were born,
1:16pm Mon 4 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
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2:26pm Mon 4 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
6:00pm Mon 4 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
At no point did I say I do not respect our troops and when they return back in their coffins because of their brain washing masters, there is no justification in this war, the parents and their loved ones will question the legality of the Afghan war with letter correspondence to No 10, and with signed petition to end our involvement. It would be sensible to dispute and question the war before departing but as we see it the infantry regard themselves as 'heroes' well in advance whilst preparations are in progress!
1:29am Tue 5 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
6:58am Tue 5 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
11:38am Tue 5 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
Rather than instructing with pointed fingers, get out there and lead with your 'wet' macho style leader like figure, and take your political lunatics who are so determined to kill the innocent, for the fun of it.
And because it is, there will be no victory.
12:16pm Tue 5 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
12:37pm Tue 5 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
3:24pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Neil Long says...
Another batch of political brain washed fools being sent and deployed in an unjustified American led lie.
If your an ex soldier you should know better than to call them brain washed fools.You sound like a rear echelon type of soldier not front line or a bat man for a Rupert.
The Boys go where they are told they do this not for the politicians but for their comrades and friends they serve with. No one agreed with reasons they are there but we don't insult them. And I bet you would slag the boys off if we went to defend the Falklands again wouldnt you.
7:21pm Tue 5 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
Let me tell you something. Its quite easy to talk hard but prepare yourself for war and I bet you a million, when the final tick approaches and the flast step you take from your doorstep, you'll be wondering will I'll return?
...and if you don't I will tell your loved ones, daddy went to kill the innocent, and your siblings WILL regard you as fools.
4:18am Wed 6 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
Badback??? Innocent Taliban???? You're beginning to not make any sense.....
12:52pm Wed 6 Mar 13
Neil Long says...
Now you sir say you are an ex soldier well you do not sound like one.I believe you may be 80 as you said but I dont think you served.
I am stumped at your disrespect for soldiers that defend this country and don't get to choose the battles they just turn up. I am imensley proud of them too. I don't care if we went for WMD and it ended up oil I do care that we got rid of a tyrant a bully a murderer and a dictator. Under his regime You Sir would be sat in the sun persecuted for being a gibbering fool
Oh and do some homework at least the other Moron with a bad back is ex military to you buffoon
12:55pm Wed 6 Mar 13
Neil Long says...
6:16pm Wed 6 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
There is a difference between defending and being an aggressor, and I would rate you serving in Bosnia, as a defence, just as I served in the indian Dogra Regiment. So don't you little boy tell me what the realisties of war is, because you'll look like a amateur teaching the master.
You stupid stupid person. Didn't you ever realise the iraqi dictator you mention was infact armed by the Americans to defeat the Iranians in the 1970's. This he did by slaughtering hundreds of thousands of men women and children to keep the Yanks satistied, and well knowing they continued to arm him. As we see lately the rebels being armed by the UK in Syria.
You need to learn to differentaite between just wars and political interest wars where leaders are lining their pockets to keep the dominating wealthy cushy cushy.
Ask your self this question , you muddled up twit. Why wasn't action taken on him during that period, until now???
...and it is you who needs to do his homework rather than sticking his nose in worldly affairs and has absolutely no commanding role or influence.
6:21pm Wed 6 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
12:08pm Thu 7 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
Freedom for everyone!!!!!
3:24pm Thu 7 Mar 13
Neil Long says...
And for the record this all started when you the senile old master decided to call British troops brian washed Fools. So stop changing your stance and pick a side before you confuse your self into a home
5:59pm Thu 7 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
6:03pm Thu 7 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
It was you who said 'all wars are unjust.
What would you know about front line combat. You were on a peace mission in Bosnia defending the citizens from Serb oppression, with your blank rifle.
11:09pm Thu 7 Mar 13
Neil Long says...
We arent on about just wars were on about you saying our soldiers are brainwashed idiots. and you then sidestepping and throwing smoke screens in front of us to hide what you said. I haven't the time to argue with a misguided simpering fool who thinks that anything we are doing now is how this empire was founded on the back of the dead innocent as always.now you can burst your spleen replying but as I wont be back to argue with you please go ahead and wast your own time. Oh while your at it **** off back to your regiment will you as the British military doesn't want you around if your going to slag the soldiers off.
8:54am Fri 8 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
YOU'RE A LOSER........LOL....
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4:50pm Fri 8 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
the day you become a prime minister, I will declare war on you regardless whether you're in the right or not.
5:35pm Fri 8 Mar 13
sen c b l says...
And you know what modern soldiers are. They are on a on wage packet and that includes you. Whereas us, The Dogras, The Gurkhas, The Gandhi's, The Jernadars, The Subnadars were men who left their families and lifestyles to volunteer to fight for their country against the invading Japanese.
Threr's no point discussing with idiots and before I leave you to train harder at being a pro idiot just think. If it wasn't for the Eastern Front, people like you would be dressed in wafuku and eating sushi and rice.
P.S. ...and if you honestly believe British soldiers are on the front firing line in Afghanistan, think again fool.
Continue posing with your peace soldier uniform whilst modelling in a mirror catwalk.
3:25pm Sat 9 Mar 13
richlorraine says...
5:02pm Sat 9 Mar 13
sen c b l says...