The Veteran
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Initial release | United Kingdom |
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Directors | Matthew Hope |
Initial DVD release | Sweden |
Screenplay | Matthew Hope |
Robert Henry Craft | |
Producers | Debbie Shuter |
Kim Leggatt | |
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ID | 1356275 |
About The Veteran
A soldier returns from Afghanistan and uncovers a conspiracy between the intelligence services and a gang of drug dealers.
Paris Olympics 2024: Locals ask if they're worth the trouble
... No, it is hard not to agree with The Veteran French athlete and IOC member Guy Drut when he says: " Believe me, the nearer we get to the actual Games, the more of these rows there are going to be...
Police investigate 'attack' on poppy seller at pro-Palestinian demo in Edinburgh
... The Veteran told he paper he had served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles with the the Royal Corps of Signals, 32 Signal Regiment...
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... The Veteran band s latest studio album, Hackney Diamonds, has entered at number three...
Israel has no plan for Gaza after war ends, experts warn
... And The Veteran Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi, who briefly served in the PA in the 1990s, bristles at the thought that outsiders, including Israel, will once again attempt to determine how Palestinians run their lives...
Planet Earth III magnificent but horrifying, say reviewers
... The Guardian described episode one as " yet more majestic TV" from The Veteran broadcaster...
Labour conference: Keir Starmer grapples with how to get into power
... " That was the verdict on Keir Starmer, before he had even been elected as an MP, by The Veteran political journalist Michael Crick, quoted in a biography of the Labour leader by Lord Ashcroft...
Canada Nazi row puts spotlight on Ukraine's WWII past
... He added there is no evidence linking The Veteran to war crimes...
Adam Britton: British croc expert admits sexually abusing dogs
... With a PhD in zoology, the 51-year-old had built a global reputation for his expertise, holding an academic position at Charles Darwin University, and even hosting David Attenborough while The Veteran broadcaster s filmed part of the Life in Cold Blood docuseries on his property...
LGBT military ban: 'I was marched off RAF site for being gay'
A Man who was discharged from the military for being gay has told how it gave him the " fire in my belly" to become a voice for change.
Carl Austin-Behan said he was given a police escort and marched away within 10 Minutes of The Royal Air Force discovering his sexuality in 1997.
Until 2000 homosexuality was illegal in The British armed forces.
Mr Austin-Behan has now welcomed, which He Said was " long overdue".
" It's About Time that those injustices were put right, " the 49-year-old from Manchester said.
The review, which will hear the experiences of former servicemen and make recommendations to the Ministry of Defence, was on Wednesday.
Mr Austin-Behan is the LGBT+ advisor to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and has been awarded an OBE for his services to charity and the LGBT+ community.
He Said being in the RAF was " something that I loved".
" I was RAF through and through and just because of my sexuality, I was dismissed, " He Said .
" I was marched off, given a police escort and kicked off within ten minutes of them finding out that I was gay. No time to Say Goodbye . "
Mr Austin-Behan had joined the RAF as a firefighter aged 19 and received awards and recognition for his bravery, including for rescuing a pilot from a burning aircraft.
He recalled: " I was taken into an office in HQ with the RAF police and a vicar and asked, 'do you have homosexual tendencies?'
" I just froze. I could have denied it and carried on but at that moment I thought you just have to accept yourself for who you are. I broke down in tears.
" They told me I could go to military prison for six months but due To My exemplary service, they would just suspend me. "
However, The Veteran said the traumatic event of his discharged proved to be a stimulus.
" It gave me fire in my belly and I turned the negative into fighting for equality, " He Said .
He Said the only apology he had ever been given for his treatment was a " generic one back in 2020".
" That was The Moment that made me think, we do need to keep fighting for LGBT veterans".
The ban is thought to have affected about 5,000 people in The Armed forces.
Campaigners want to get compensation for the veterans as well as Mental Health support and The Restoration of pensions that were Taken Away for those who underwent dishonourable discharge.
Mr Austin-Behan welcomed the review but said the government should have rectified The Matter back in 2000.
" It took 20 years for the government to apologise and it's only Last Year that veterans got their medals back, " he continued.
" People went to prison, people lost their families, became homeless, and The Massive effect on Mental Health . It's About Time that those injustices were put right. "
He Said people who were investigated and imprisoned deserved compensation.
The government is yet to set out The Scope of the review or appoint a chair but said people affected by the pre-2000 ban will be able to share their experiences.
Source of news: bbc.com