sniff....I love a happy ending...but I also note the author couldn’t avoid getting in a political dig at the end...God Bless the Brits...and save the Queen...
You mean this?:
'And their determination "has meant that they have managed to survive the poor political decisions that have taken them to Helmand under-equipped and under-manned."'
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It's absolutely true! It's not even a dig.
I had to look up Helmand. It's a province in Afghanistan.