John Terry took time from counting his money yesterday to pay tribute to our army heroes.

John Terry Salutes Army Heroes

Terry salutes Army heroes

ENGLAND'S soccer aces paid tribute to the nation's real stars at Wembley last night - by wearing The Sun's Help For Heroes wristbands.

The whole squad put them on before the Belarus game after we delivered a batch to lion-hearted skipper John Terry at the team hotel.

And after the match - which England won 3-0 - Terry led the squad in a special "thank you" applause to brave squaddies sitting in the stands, even stopping to SALUTE them.

The 77,000 crowd joined in, many waving scarves when footage of the celebrating troops was beamed on the stadium's big screens as they were hailed over the PA system

Honour

Terry, 28, said later: "It was an absolute honour to lead the tribute and see all of the lads wearing wristbands.

"Our Boys and Girls do an amazing job around the world and we should never forget that.

"That's why the lads made a special effort to single them out for a special England thank you - it's the least they deserve."

About 120 troops - all in uniform - were invited to the game as VIP guests of the Football Association. They had recently returned from overseas.

Among them were 20 officers from 19 Light Brigade Combat Service Support Battalion, who arrived back home from Afghanistan on Saturday.

The rest were from the 33 General Support Squadron, The Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army, who have been stationed in Iraq and Kuwait.

Their CO, Major Rachel Parr, said: "We've worked extremely hard in very tough conditions so we're tremendously grateful to The FA and the England team."

Chelsea star John is a big supporter of The Sun-backed Help For Heroes initiative, which has raised £30million for injured troops since 2007. More than 1.4million people have paid to wear coloured wristbands to help raise awareness of the charity.

England's squad put them on before the final World Cup qualifier after we took them to Terry at the team's hotel in Watford, Herts. Last night's team, which included Terry, two-goal Peter Crouch and Rio Ferdinand, wore them on to the pitch but had to take them off before kick-off because of strict FIFA rules.

Before the match, busy Terry also signed a photo for each of the troops. They were presented at half-time, with the The Sun's help.

Terry added: "I can't imagine the experiences that squaddies must go through on the frontline, or what it must be like to lose one of your colleagues in battle and come home without them.

"I've always said these servicemen and women make me feel proud to be English. Tonight was no different."

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Saluting the soliders? Signing a photo for each of the troops? Backing the campaign?

Greedy bar steward. Go back counting your money. :D

Nice one John ;)

EDIT: LOL! Didn't finish the title, it was supposed to be "FAO the bitter mob"

Edited October 15, 200916 yr by Gem

terrible person, obviously only did it because he could get some money out of chelsea for it.....etc. blah blah blah...

It is The Sun, which should come with a health warning!

He was looking for security guards to watch over all his f**king money more like

He was looking for security guards to watch over all his f**king money more like

:unsure: Well said.

Terry added: "I can't imagine the experiences that squaddies must go through on the frontline, or what it must be like to lose one of your colleagues in battle and come home without them.

I can't imagine what it's like to have a colleague like Ferdinand and to keep not losing him.

all credit to JT and the england lads for what they have done for the soldiers and that

but the harsh reality is..............they shouldnt have to

the government should provide for the brave lads that are injured in the line of duty, and we shouldnt have to donate money and get our nations footballers to head up fund raising for them