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0:00:00 > 0:00:04- On Remembrance Sunday, we pay - homage to those killed in war...
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- ..from Llangennech near Llanelli.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Welcome to - Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:17 > 0:00:22- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:25 > 0:00:30- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- We'll hear hymns and readings - befitting Remembrance Sunday.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- We'll take a look at the work...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- ..of a charity - that supports military veterans...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- ..and we'll meet one such veteran.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- We'll also enjoy performances - by Jessica Robinson....
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- ..and Rhys Meirion.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- The congregational singing - comes from Salem, Llangennech.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- The first hymn - is Duw A Thad Yr Holl Genhedloedd.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- For those - who leave the armed forces...
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- ..and face difficulties - after military duty...
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- ..there is help at hand.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- Charities like Change Step - in Colwyn Bay...
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- ..make a difference - to veterans' lives.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Change Step - provides a mentoring service...
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- ..throughout Wales...
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- ..to support military veterans.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57- In essence, it's a - peer mentoring and advice service.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- It means that veterans themselves...
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- ..offer support to other veterans - who've encountered problems...
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- ..after leaving the armed forces.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18- The problems soldiers face - after leaving the army...
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- ..are very diverse.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- The more obvious problems...
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- ..are mental health issues, PTSD...
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- ..unemployment and homelessness.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- Rarely it's just one problem - that they encounter.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- There's usually - a whole heap of problems...
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- ..and it's often the case...
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- ..that there are - no services out there...
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- ..equipped to deal with - each individual problem.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- There are other services available - which support military veterans...
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- ..but Change Step tries to - co-ordinate all those services.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Hello there. How are you doing?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Hello there. How are you doing?- - Sound, yeah. How are you?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- I had a look in the window and - I thought I'd pop in and see you.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- OK, yeah, come and have a seat.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- My name's Mike Davies. - I'm a mentor for Change Step.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Do you speak Welsh?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- Mike Davies' story - is a prime example.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- It typifies the kinds of problems - military veterans face...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- ..when they leave the army.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Mike's had issues with alcohol.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- He's been homeless - and has received no support at all.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- But over recent months...
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- ..since he's become a volunteer - for CAIS and Change Step...
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- ..he's turned a corner.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- The kind of assistance he provides - for other veterans...
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- ..is something - they all can empathize with.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- They understand the problems.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04- Problems that we as professional - people don't understand as much.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- Pride is often a big issue - with military veterans.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Because of that...
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- ..they find it hard - to seek help and support.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- There's a stigma attached to - those kinds of issues in the army.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- As Christians, - we have a moral duty...
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- ..to look after veterans - in our communities.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- They're not - looking for handouts or charity.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Often it's their pride...
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- ..that stops them seeking support.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Jessica Robinson - from Pembrokeshire...
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- ..recently graduated from the Royal - Welsh College of Music and Drama.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- She will perform - O Doed Dy Deyrnas Nefol Dad...
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- ..sung to the hymn tune Fulda.
0:09:04 > 0:09:12- # We have a gospel to proclaim
0:09:12 > 0:09:19- # Good news for all - throughout the earth
0:09:20 > 0:09:28- # The gospel of a Saviour's name
0:09:28 > 0:09:38- # We sing his glory, tell his worth
0:09:49 > 0:09:56- # Now we rejoice to name him King
0:09:57 > 0:10:04- # Jesus is Lord of all the earth
0:10:04 > 0:10:12- # This gospel message we proclaim
0:10:12 > 0:10:18- # We sing his glory
0:10:19 > 0:10:29- # Tell his truth #
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- Someone who's benefited from the - Change Step charity is Allan Morgan.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- The veteran from Ystradgynlais - has made the most...
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- ..of the charity's services.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- I served in the army - for nine years...
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- ..from 1968 to 1977.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- I was then posted - to the mortar platoon...
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- ..in the 1st Battalion - Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- We went all over the world, and - after returning from Hong Kong...
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- ..I was posted - to Northern Ireland...
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- ..to Ebrington Barracks, - Londonderry.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34- We were all frightened - we - patrolled the streets as security...
0:11:34 > 0:11:39- ..caught in the middle - of the Protestants and Catholics.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- It was incredibly difficult, - to be honest.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- Serving in Northern Ireland - turned you from a boy into a man...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- ..in one day.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- You had to make that transition. - You had to.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- When I left the army, - it was difficult.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- I didn't know - what to do with myself.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- I was used to people telling me - when to get up, when to eat...
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- ..which clothes to wear.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- It's all set out for you.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- When you come out, - there's no routine.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- You feel lost.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40- My health started to deteriorate - 30 years after leaving the army.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- With PTSD...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- ..it catches you unawares.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- You can't draw breath.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- You perspire, you can't sleep.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- You're frightened.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- You keep checking the rooftops.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- This is what life is like for me - and many other veterans too.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- There was no support available.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17- I went to the doctor's surgery and - she suggested I take some pills...
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- ..but I didn't want to take - any pills, I needed help.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Change Step was very supportive.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30- It helped not only me - but other lads suffering from PTSD.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- They took us into the countryside.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- It opened doors for us.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Some men work with dogs.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- I like horses...
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- ..and I find solace in horses...
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- ..down at CHAPS in Gowerton.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- It's a tremendous help.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Superb!
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- I'm trying to deal with - my symptoms. I think I'm winning.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- I can't say.
0:14:01 > 0:14:07- For me, Remembrance Sunday - is a time to say thank you...
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- ..to all those people - who never returned.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- That's important to me.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Next we go to Ypres in Belgium...
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- ..where Rhys Meirion - performs Tell My Father...
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- ..a song from the Civil War musical - about the American Civil War.
0:16:41 > 0:16:51- # Tell my father - that his son didn't run
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- # Or surrender
0:16:57 > 0:17:03- # That I bore his name with pride
0:17:03 > 0:17:10- # As I tried to remember
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- # You are judged by what you do
0:17:18 > 0:17:25- # While passing through
0:17:29 > 0:17:34- # As I rest beneath fields of green
0:17:35 > 0:17:43- # Let him lean on my shoulder
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- # Tell him how I spent my youth
0:17:50 > 0:17:58- # So the truth could grow older
0:18:00 > 0:18:06- # Tell my father when you can
0:18:06 > 0:18:13- # I was a man
0:18:16 > 0:18:22- # Tell him we will meet again
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- # Where the angels
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- # Learn to fly
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- # Tell him we will meet as men
0:18:38 > 0:18:46- # For with honour did I die
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- # Tell him how I wore the blue
0:18:54 > 0:19:02- # Proud and true through the fire
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- # Tell my father so he'll know
0:19:11 > 0:19:17- # I love him so
0:19:21 > 0:19:27- # Tell him we will meet again
0:19:27 > 0:19:36- # Where the angels learn to fly
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- # Tell me we will meet as men
0:19:43 > 0:19:52- # For with honour did I die
0:19:55 > 0:20:01- # Tell him how I wore the blue
0:20:01 > 0:20:10- # Proud and true like he taught me
0:20:12 > 0:20:18- # Tell my father not to cry
0:20:19 > 0:20:32- # Then say goodbye #
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Let us remember before God...
0:20:41 > 0:20:46- ..those who have died - for their country in war.
0:20:46 > 0:20:53- Those whom we knew - and whose memory we treasure...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- ..and those whom we did not know.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03- We remember all who have lived - and died in the service of mankind.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- The persecuted, - the innocent, the hungry...
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- ..those who were exiled - and those who were imprisoned.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- The oppressed and the missing.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Through your love - the nations are united.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- May this love - be reflected on earth and mankind...
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- ..and enable us to live together - in harmony and with you.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- It's time for the final hymn.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- We end Remembrance Sunday - with the words of Eifion Wyn.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- "Efengyl tangnefedd - o rhed dros y byd
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- "A deled y bobloedd - i'th lewyrch i gyd
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- "Na foed neb heb wybod - am gariad y groes
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- "A brodyr i'w gilydd - fo dynion pob oes."
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