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| Rifleman Allan Arnold |
Rifleman Allan Arnold, aged 20, serving with the 2nd Battalion The Rifles, was found hanged in a wood in England on 2nd May 2011. He was on leave at the time and hours before the discovery, he had been socialising with civilian friends.
His friends claim that Rifleman Arnold was traumatised after seeing five of his comrades killed in action while serving in Afghanistan.
Well done for including this young man here. Few people can imagine the stress and anguish young soldiers suffer in combat. It is a tragedy that this young man lost his comrades in war and he suffered so much. RIP soldier. You are a hero, just like all the other fallen.
ReplyDeleteI have just been posting on this website for two American soldiers who my family knew and I just happened to look at several other rememberances including British as I am originally from England. Like Mr. Beacher says the stress on these soldiers must be incredible. Rifleman Arnold gave his life to this conflict and I am grateful to be able to add my name to those honoring him.
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Agree entirely with James and John. This soldier deserves to be honoured like all others. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is as dangerous as the enemy these men fight. Rifleman Arnold - I salute you. And to the people who run this website, well done for adding him here. Ray Thomson (Bristol)
ReplyDeleteAllan, my friend, the trauma of losing so many brothers was too much to handle, and support was nowhere to be found. I can only imagine what you must have been going through - the loss of so many who were closest to you. So you chose to leave this cruel world and join them where they are - in heaven. You are still a Hero to me, you still put your life on the line for freedom. May God Bless you richly my friend and brother.
ReplyDeleteA Marine from Canada
he wasnt able to deal with the non sense of life. We re just animals, nothing more, and when he realized it, he couldnt live anymore.
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ReplyDeletethankyou for posting this, Its nice to know that even though he didnt die in conflict, he is still remembered as a hero. the stresses of his tour and the loss of his friends are what killed my brother and no matter what he is always a hero to me x
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