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 Post subject: F.A.O. Mr I - My boyfriend the war hero - BBC Three
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:50 pm 
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Did you see this the other night (it's still on the iPlayer, if you didn't)?

If so, what did you think about it?

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 Post subject: Re: F.A.O. Mr I - My boyfriend the war hero - BBC Three
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:57 pm 
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Was that about the young lad who lost his legs and hand ?

If so i thought it was a bit silly buying that house surely a nice bungalow was more practical for them i think they should have been better advised. I never seen it all so i dont know if they where or not, she seemed like a nice lass but i think she was a bit young for all the burden of been a full time carer, Hope i am wrong. Neve seen the end did they manage ok


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 Post subject: Re: F.A.O. Mr I - My boyfriend the war hero - BBC Three
PostPosted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:31 pm 
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I didn't but I'll have a look later. Being Welsh he'll have a fair bit of support, remember an awful lot of Welsh Guards got badly burnt in the Falklands so the expertise is already in place.


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 Post subject: Re: F.A.O. Mr I - My boyfriend the war hero - BBC Three
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Mr Irrelevant wrote:
I didn't but I'll have a look later. Being Welsh he'll have a fair bit of support, remember an awful lot of Welsh Guards got badly burnt in the Falklands so the expertise is already in place.


I didn't think he was Welsh - I thought he was from near Doncaster.

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 Post subject: Re: F.A.O. Mr I - My boyfriend the war hero - BBC Three
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verbalkint wrote:
Neve seen the end did they manage ok


In that case, it may be worth you watching the end - I don't want to give a spoiler.

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 Post subject: Re: F.A.O. Mr I - My boyfriend the war hero - BBC Three
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It is a very emotional experience, I went on this trip in 2002 http://radio-weblogs.com/0114370/

Essentially the same process. The Argies made a fillum about one of their guys doing likewise. Iluminados por el fuego - an excellent watch and fearsomely realistic.


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 Post subject: Re: F.A.O. Mr I - My boyfriend the war hero - BBC Three
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PTSD is very common amongst Falklands vets, at the latest count it was 327 dead through suicide compared to 255 killed in the war. The statistics are comparable for the Argies.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 230920.ece


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