A new song has been launched in support of the Afghan Heroes charity set up by the mothers of soldiers killed in the conflict.
Called ‘Afghan Dawn’, the song has been written by Newcastle brothers Danny and Neil Cox of The Cheap Suits, and was inspired by Neil’s service with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers during the Gulf War between August 1990 and February 1991.
The song will now be adopted by the charity as its official theme and is available to download from various internet music retailers.
Neil said: “I have witnessed first-hand the devastating effects of conflicts on soldiers and their families, which is why I was inspired to write a song for those serving in Afghanistan.
“The work this charity does is so admirable, my brother and I had them in mind the whole time we were writing the song. We hope it will raise a lot of money for this great cause.”
Afghan Heroes was set up earlier this year by founder Denise Harris and other mums who all lost their sons in what was one of the bloodiest 24hrs since the conflict began.
Money raised by the charity will go towards supporting those on the front line, the families of those who have fallen and returning soldiers who have witnessed the losses of fellow comrades.
Denise said: “We can’t thank Danny and Neil enough for writing and recording a song specifically for the charity. We hope the song will provide comfort and inspiration to everyone involved directly and indirectly with Afghanistan.”
The single is available to download from itunes, Amazon, Tunecorps and many other leading music sources for just 79p, with all proceeds going directly to the charity.
A preview of the song will be available soon on the charity website www.afghanheroes.org.uk along with upcoming events and more information on the work the organisation does.
9 Comments
Hi,
could you please tell me how i can get hold of the wrist bands please.
THANKS
GAZ
how do i get a afghan heroes band
Hi can you please tell me where we can purchase the Afghan hero wrist bands that we saw on ITV’s A Night of Heros,The Sun Military awards on 21st Dec please.Merry Christmas and keep up the good work x
Having watched the awards show tonight it brought home to me what our soldiers do for us and how brave they all are.
dear afghan mums watching the heroes tv show tonight we were so overwhelmed at what you do my husbansd saw you had wrist bands for your charity can you tell me were i can get one for him as he would like to purchase one yours faithfully mrs a catharell
Hi
Can I say that I think this a fantastic idea and only wish I had known of it earlier I feel our troops need all the support we can give them so count me in I have over the last year raised monies for Help for Heroes and will continue to support this charity but with your permission we will double our effort and support yourselves as well.
The men and woman at the front and at home need our support and they are heroes as a serves man who went through my on conflict and survived I know how much family and friend mean.
Regards
Richard
Can you possibly tell me where I can purchase afghan heroes wristbands. I saw them on ITV,s Night of Heroes. Both my sons have recently returned from Afghanistan and never a day passed that we never worried about them we were fortunate to have our sons returned to us. The whole country will be thinking about you all at this time of year Merry Christmas and God bless Keep up the Sterling work
It was my pleasure as your compare on the night at the darts.
J MC
please can you tell where i can send a shoe box to please as i have no one to send one to thanks