Andrew Fox
Right. Let’s go in swinging with both fists, here. Let me tell you about LCpl S. I won’t blow his full name on the internet because I don’t know what he’s up to and it might be something cool. This guy was the son of an Afghan refugee from the 1980s war. Of course, he was Muslim. Strapping unit of a bloke. Gave up a degree in astrophysics to join The Parachute Regiment as a private. I once overheard him in a harbour area in the bush in Kenya, giving the other lads a talk about stars and where they come from. When we deployed to Bosnia, I gave him the task of a lecture to the company on Bosnia’s history. Smashed it out of the park. He went to Afghanistan with 2 PARA and came back with a seriously high level medal. His mates love him and called him “the kindest man in the Parachute Regiment”. He won the annual Fishmonger’s Prize for giving successful life-saving CPR to a random unconscious man he came across lying in the street on a night out. He is one of the finest soldiers I had the honour of working alongside. He has my undying respect. And he’s a Muslim. So @LozzaFox and every dickhead who made @BritishArmy turn off the replies on this benign post: get fucked. Utrinque Paratus. Former Emerald 30A, out.
