{"id":179,"date":"2010-03-08T16:59:41","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T16:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?179"},"modified":"2010-03-08T16:59:41","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T16:59:41","slug":"gordon-brown-really-proud-of-uk-soliders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/gordon-brown-really-proud-of-uk-soliders\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon Brown ‘really proud of UK soliders’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gordon Brown has revealed his admiration for soliders who are currently on the Afghanistan frontline, stating that he is "really, really proud" of them. <\/p>\n
The prime minister made a surprise visit to troops in the country on Saturday (March 6th) in the hope of boosting morale.<\/p>\n
He said: "I thank them for their courage, professionalism and dedication. We we are now making the progress that is necessary."<\/p>\n
Mr Brown went on to add that Operation Moshtarak, the combined Afghan and Allied push against Taliban forces, is already providing hope for the local community. <\/p>\n
The prime minister promised troops that £100 million will be spent on better armoured patrol vehicles, while £18 million will go on anti-bomb equipment. <\/p>\n
Soldiers serving in Afghanistan are soon to receive a further boost in the form of a series of gift boxes from the UK that are being sent as part of the Afghan Heroes Thank a Soldier Campaign, which hopes to make them aware that everyone back home is grateful for all their hard work.<\/p>\n
Posted by Trevor Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gordon Brown has praised UK soldiers who are currently serving on the frontline in Afghanistan. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n