126 miles and 43 locks, down the River Thames. A 60 year old, Navy veteran, joined along the way by friends, family and fellow veterans for Combat Stress.gvwhl.com/WXHUD River Thames Joined April 2026
My friends, my veterans, my countryfolk — today we stand not in armour, but in purpose. Saint George’s Day calls us to remember that courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it — the steady hand upon the oar when the river runs dark.
To paddle… or not to paddle… A question that never truly troubled us, for the river calls, and we — stubborn souls that we are — must answer.
For what is a journey such as this, if not a mirror held to our own purpose? A swan of plastic grace, a river winding — to act.
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