2 agosto 2009 (Afganistan)
Una ultima lettera da uno soldato a tua mama
il soldato non ce` piu…. aveva 19 anni.
'Hello mum, this is going to be hard for you to read …'
Cyrus Thatcher was killed on 2 June 2009. This is the letter he wrote to be delivered to his family if he died:
Hello its me, this is gonna be hard for you to read but I write this knowing every time you thinks shits got to much for you to handle (so don't cry on it MUM!!) you can read this and hopefully it will help you all get through……
At 19, Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher was one of the youngest victims of the Afghan war.
These letters – given to The Independent by his family – reveal the excitement of a teenager sent to fulfil his dream, and his maturity in confronting the possibility that he might not make it home
Cyrus Thatcher as a rifleman.
He was killed on 2 June 2009
In the spring of this year, the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles deployed to Afghanistan. Halfway through the battalion's tour, it has lost nine soldiers, with dozens injured. Of those to have given their lives, four were teenagers. Here Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher, who was 19 when he was killed by an explosion near Gereshk seven weeks ago, tells his own story, through letters home and the last letter he left behind to bid farewell to his family – his mother Helena, father Robin and brothers Zac, 21, and Steely, 17. Following are the words of a proud soldier described by his officers as possessing “a rucksack full of potential”, and by his friends as a rascal always cracking jokes and helping to keep morale high. Most of all, they are the words of a young son to his mum, dad and brothers.
Written by Adrian Cousins
Friday, 10 July 2009
http://www.mfaw.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=478&Itemid=1
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http://www.mfaw.org.uk
Military Families Against the War
is an organization of people directly affected by the war in Iraq. Our relatives and loved ones are members of the British Armed Services. We are opposed to the continuing involvement of UK soldiers in a war that is based on lies. We call on Gordon Brown to withdraw our troops immediately. The soldiers in Iraq and their families at home have the most at stake in this conflict. For some of us, our loved ones have been killed in Iraq. Our brave men and women risk injury and death while our government continues an unjust war for political ends. We say quite simply this is wrong. Bring our Troops Home Now!
Written by Adrian Cousins
