A military commander has responded to Noel Gallagher's previously reported comments to the effect that troops injured in Iraq should quit whining.
Major Ben Wrench, speaking at the Black Watch base near Basra, said: "I would caution anyone about passing comment on servicemen and women who are injured in the line of duty. Yes, we volunteer to join the army and, of course, everyone is aware of the operational risks. But, no, we don't volunteer to be blown up by roadside bombs, to be killed or maimed and to lose limbs. I don't think that anybody who has an injury could be accused of whingeing. We are a free society and people can say what they like. But, if we were all getting pop star wages, maybe we would have the luxury of whingeing a lot more."
So yeah, Gallagher. What he said.