Mark Ormrod Royal Marine
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 3:43 pm
From Mark Ormrod’s post. Mark apparently is in Helmand at the moment, well done Royal.
We gave freedom, we gave hope, we sacrificed, we lost friends and family, we carry the physical and emotional scars everyday.
The people of Afghanistan have had a taste of a better life and a better existence and I don’t think it’ll be something they’ll be quick to throw away.
They’ve been exposed to a different way of living, a better way, a way worth fighting for.
I, like many I’m sure have been contacted constantly by the media over the last few days to give a comment on the current situation but I’m wise enough now to know that what they’ll want to ask me is ‘was it worth losing your limbs for’
I have a beautiful family, constant opportunities and I live a good life, I probably could have got that another way with a lot less trauma but these are the cards I was dealt.
I know that I can say with my hand on my heart and ignoring all of the politics that we had a positive impact!
We saved and changed lives and I’ll forever be proud of the small part I played in that.
We gave freedom, we gave hope, we sacrificed, we lost friends and family, we carry the physical and emotional scars everyday.
The people of Afghanistan have had a taste of a better life and a better existence and I don’t think it’ll be something they’ll be quick to throw away.
They’ve been exposed to a different way of living, a better way, a way worth fighting for.
I, like many I’m sure have been contacted constantly by the media over the last few days to give a comment on the current situation but I’m wise enough now to know that what they’ll want to ask me is ‘was it worth losing your limbs for’
I have a beautiful family, constant opportunities and I live a good life, I probably could have got that another way with a lot less trauma but these are the cards I was dealt.
I know that I can say with my hand on my heart and ignoring all of the politics that we had a positive impact!
We saved and changed lives and I’ll forever be proud of the small part I played in that.