Soldier's Verse Shows Little Change Since 1895 ; Serviceman Writes Moving New Words to Kipling Poem About Afghanistan

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POIGNANT words summing up the horrors faced by soldiers in Afghanistan more than 100 years ago have been brought up to date by a British soldier fighting the Taliban in today's conflict.

In a moving reworking of Rudyard Kipling's poem, The Young British Soldier, written in 1895, the anonymous modern serviceman has painted a picture of troops fighting in terrible, alien conditions whose sacrifice is unappreciated at home.

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Soldier's Verse Shows Little Change Since 1895 ; Serviceman Writes Moving New Words to Kipling Poem About Afghanistan

The poem, which has become an Internet sensation, is certain to touch the hearts and minds of the thousands of Westcountry troops freshly returned ...

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