Registered Charity No: 219279
IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILIES, IT’S TIME TO MAKE
THE POLITICIANS DO THEIR BIT.
Dear Reader,
Like you, I care deeply about all of you fighting in Afghanistan – and your families
here at home.
So much blood has been spilled in that conflict, but you, our professional military,
accept the risks, serving with bravery, honour and pride. In return, you and your
families deserve to be treated with fairness.
This is the pact of ‘blood for treasure’ that our fighting personnel have accepted for
centuries. You have not spared your blood – now Britain must not spare its treasure.
As you and your brothers and sisters at arms face the enemy, you need to know that
the Government will support both you and your family left waiting anxiously at home.
The Royal British Legion is campaigning for the next Government to improve the
lot of the whole Armed Forces family. Fairer compensation and improved support
for the wounded or bereaved is one key demand. The details are all in the Legion’s
general election manifesto. I support it, and I urge you to support it too, for the
sake of you, your families and your friends and colleagues.
Simply sign their online petition and email your election candidates at
www.timetodoyourbit.org.uk
Thank you for doing your bit,
General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO DL
Chief of the General Staff, 2003-2006
timetodoyourbit.org.uk
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