He, Henry Allingham and William Stone, dignified men, who saw things people should never have to endure again. Usually ill equipped and having to deal with atrocious conditions; 91 years on our troops are still fighting ill equipped but against an unseen enemy. The recent debates of lack of helicopters aside, someone told me yesterday who works with a battalion of the Brtish Army recently returned from Afghanistan, and due for another deployment next year, that things are so bad out there from a point of lack of working/correct equipment for actually fighting/defending themselves with, the lack of resources mean they have no money for bodybags. One would wish they would have no need. Sadly this isn't the case as we see practically every day on the news, but when a death does occur, bin bags or anything else to hand has to be used.
Henry Allingham was fervently against war for the rest of his life and was empathatic to his former 'enemies'. One has to ask why were men like this not 'heard' more? There has to be a better way.
