ABF The Soldiers’charity are there for Solidiers with lifetime support whether they be serving soldiers or veterans.
They offer their hand to them as individuals and, when they need help, for their families. They stand by them in conflict and in peacetime, throughout their lives.
The immediate help they offer is a lifeline. But they also look to the future too, keeping ahead of the game, finding the best ways to give medical, technical and financial support to give the best possible outlook for the men and women who sacrifice so much for us.
Soldiers are their family and the support we give makes a huge difference to their lives.
Our Soldiers
Soldiers know that at some time they’ll be asked to risk everything. And they’re prepared to do it.
They know their life might be cut short or changed forever. They know that could mean never seeing their mates, their family, their children or their local again.
They’ll tell you it’s what they’re trained to do and that they’re doing their job. They’re asked to do many things. Thanks to the political will that deploys them they’re asked to win hearts and minds, often in an atmosphere of hatred and resentment.
To be nationbuilders in societies where almost nothing functions normally. To be peacekeepers and find that there is no peace to keep.
To these tasks, they bring their training, their determination, their own inimitable language and a wacky sense of humour.
And while they represent an Army with long traditions and the highest standards, they’re are not stuck in the past. These young people take their iPods to war, connect to home through satellite television and read the tabloids on their computers.
They work hard, they play hard, and they care a lot about what we think of them. And when things go horribly wrong as they sometimes do, they’d never ask for your help.
But we do. When they’ve put everything on the line it’s our job to ask for something from those of us that they serve to defend.
When they’ve risked their lives, and everything that they hold dear, we’re here to provide them and their families with lifetime support.
That’s why we’re The Soldiers’ Charity.
Excerpt from The Soldiers’ Charity Website