DALTREY URGES THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT TROOPS
THE WHO star ROGER DALTREY is urging the British public to put aside rese rvations about the war in Afghanistan and throw their full support behind the troops fighting there.
The rocker is due to play a charity concert in the U.K. next month (Sep 10) to benefit soldiers injured in the conflict, as well as the families of those killed in battle.
And Daltrey is adamant Britons need to forget the political aspect of t he war and focus on helping the brave men and women who fight for their c ountry.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "It is astonishing to me that people’s atti tude to our permanently injured troops can be equally divided. ‘They know what they’re signing up for when they join,’ has been a phrase I’ve hear d during the last few months while trying to raise support for… the con cert.
"While I appreciate that a lot of these people are fiercely opposed to the war, to carry opposition of it into opposition to the support of our injured troops is an anathema (sic) to me… We as a society have a respo nsibility to the young men and women who have paid a very high price for the politics of this country. It’s far too easy to say the war was not in my name, because we have to accept that rightly or wrongly it was. The d ecisions of the British government are our responsibility. We voted them in…
"I’m sure we can show that we’ve learned from the mistakes of the past and give our wounded heroes the support they deserve." The concert in south west London on 12 September (10) will raise funds for the Help For Heroes charity, while 150 injured soldiers will be given free tickets.
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