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A Poppy Day Poem by Gus Hales

  • Posted on 11 Nov 2021
  • 02 min read

Chosen for Hermes by Jim “Jock” Love

From: James Love
Subject: Re: November
Date: 3 November 2021 at 10:08:40 CET
To: Prosper Keating <editor@prahq.com>


P, Gus is ex 9 Ind. Para Sqn. He was down south in 82. He did a hunger strike (nearly killed him) outside Combat Stress in Wales due to them having their place empty. Turning away veterans and sacking half their staff. While the CEO continued to advertise for donations and took a £500,000 a year salary.

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