Originally Posted by jack-daniels

A bloke came to our SSAFA office earlier this year for help, he was one of the guys who'd been on that BBC programmed about homeless ex servicemen with Ken Hames, he'd been on the streets for about 15 years and was institutionalised to that way of living, I phoned Veterans Aid up in London and they said they'd helped him find digs a fair few times but he got bored and just upped and went on his travels, he tended to head towards Garrison towns where he felt safer so to speak.
Sadly, this chap I believe, was happier living on the streets than being confined to one place with four walls.

In my next of the woods we litterally had a guy living in a hedgeback. He even had a job and the hedge was on the grounds of the estate where he worked. His employer contacted SSAFA but it took months to persuade him he would be better living somewhere warm in winter.

Originally Posted by Joker

Nope sorry, just doesn't sit well. The rest I would not wish to comment on, but that one and possibly the Queensman I would question the truth.

I hesitate to comment on his service but, anyone familiar with the plight of the single-homeless or observant of those who really sleep in doorways will know that the two photos were staged and badly staged at that.

@ jim24 and Forastero, purely out of interest: do your organisations try to keep track of these guys? That is, the ones that come onto the plot but then get lost to follow up? I appreciate that some elect not stay with the system (their choice, I guess) but a few years down the line, they are going to be the ones that will need active support.

@jim24: PM reply sent. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Joker

31 - 3 years = 28. (2007)
Served since 16 = 12 years. (1995)

I am not trying to start a witch hunt here, so Forastero thanks for a reasoned argument against my point. It just does not sit that well with me....

Not paraphrasing your quote, just didn't want to quote the whole thing! Anyway, the one caveat I would give you is that this the News of the World and they will not chronicle every single movement of this particular chap in order to back up their story. If the story doesn't sit well with you I wager it's because of their shit reporting and attention to detail rather than the geezer spinning a dodgy dit. I wouldn't trust the NotW to get its facts right anymore than any other newspaper but bearing in mind it's after its own sensational scoop, I give this article all the attention it deserves - very little.

I gave an inteview to a cnut journo from the South Wales Echo,only as a favour to the people at the RBL,a few years ago, and the cnut wrote a complete load of bollocks, ony barely keeping to the info I gave him and making me look a right twat. I went ballistic but once it's in print your screwed but I will never trust a fecking journo again

Hi Guys, I only just joined up to let you know that this is an instance of the News of the World being conned. I know of the supposed hero and he has never been near the army or done anything remotely useful in his life. NOTW has pulled the story from their website.

Well, for one Walt there is always the real deal out there.

And there it is, NotW scores again! Knobheads, never ever trust the media, they will always put their own spin on it and this one bit them in the arse. Good. I for one am very pleased.

I did wonder why I couldn't find it this afternoon!!