It was amazing to watch the entire mission come together through e-mails from civilians and soldiers on two sides of the world.

The military is helping us greatly with the distribution costs.

He just got a fire in him.

The Army is overstretched and under-manned. Iraq is a mess … and thousands of soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan next year. And the MoD is still bent on cutting four infantry battalions.

Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift; Shun not the struggle- face it; tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not, "The days are evil. Who's to blame?" And fold the hands and ......acquiesce- oh shame! Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in Gods name. Be strong! It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong, how hard the battle goes, the day how long; faint not- fight on!

We're happy that they've all returned with no serious injuries. These soldiers are going to have up to 90 days to be left alone with their families. Then it's back to one weekend a month, two weekends in the summer.