OBJECT OF THE WEEK: Afghan Heroes Comfort Box.

[The Tank Museum]

Now on display in our Battlegroup Afghanistan exhibition is one of 13,500 ‘home comfort’ boxes sent to British soldiers serving in Afghanistan by the charity `Afghan Heroes`.

 

The boxes were made possible by donations from the public. They contain morale-boosting treats and home-comforts for the troops; such as sweets, shower gel and puzzle books to fight the boredom. The charity says the boxes are a way for people at home to say ‘thank you’ to soldiers on active duty – showing that whilst far away, they are not forgotten.

 

`Afghan Heroes` was founded by Denise Harris in 2009, after her son Corporal Lee Scott of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment was killed in Afghanistan.