Paul Smales, who chalked up 35 years' Army service, has a message ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
A former soldier with 35 years' service has issued a reminder that Remembrance Sunday is about those who have died in all conflicts, not just the two world wars.
October saw the 10th anniversary of the end of British combat operations in Afghanistan, which he said had brought back memories for some who had served in the conflict. "But I think, and so do a lot of veterans, that Remembrance is about remembering those of all conflicts."During one tour of duty, he deployed to Helmand Province in Afghanistan as "battlefield casualty replacement", taking on the role of a mortar fire controller - co-ordinating bombardments against Taliban fighters.
Mr Smales said he did not suffer psychologically from the conflict but was aware of others who had - and urged people to remember the sacrifices of survivors, too.
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