Testimony Films

1.#SurvivingHelmand 9pm tonight on @BBCWales or @BBCiPlayer. Four people deeply affected by the conflict in Afghanistan tell their extraordinary stories of anguish, despair and recovery, how they coped with the consequences and have strived to help others

1.After finishing work at veterans’ charity @woodys_Lodge today Steve Owen @Steveow2523 begins walking 457 laps of a 400m running track (113miles/ 182km) to commemorate the 457 British service personnel lost in Afghanistan. He will carry the name of 1 of those killed on each lap

17. Upon her return to the U.K., Sarah campaigned to improve conditions for soldiers, and advised the army on how they could improve their approach to bereaved families. She was awarded an MBE for services to the Armed Forces and their families @Soldierscharity #SurvivingHelmand

15. With the war still raging, she felt she had to go to Camp Bastion where James had died to try and find some resolution to her grief. “I wanted to be where he closed his eyes for the last time. It was so overwhelmingly important to me”.

14. In September 2009 the news that Sarah Adams feared most arrived one morning. There was the dreaded knock at the door, and uniformed men on her doorstep there to tell her that her son, James Prosser, had been killed in Afghanistan @TheRoyalWelsh @BBCWomansHour

11. Like many veterans it took years for Hugh to seek help for PTSD: “I was drinking and contemplated taking my own life twice”. Hugh started a podcast – ‘H-Hour’- and a rugby team, the Forces Barbarians RFC - or FUBARS - to help others @hhourpodcast @FubarsRfc @PoppyLegion

10. @HughKeir was a Sergeant and sniper with 3PARA @TheParachuteReg. During the siege of Musa Qala he found that the continual anticipation of a mortar round hitting his shelter took its toll: “It shook me, it was the first time I ever felt fear. It was helplessness”.