Gary Weaving, Former Royal Engineer and Founder of Forgotten Veterans UK
SOFREP Radio12 Aug 2022

Gary Weaving, Former Royal Engineer and Founder of Forgotten Veterans UK

On this podcast, Rad features Gary Weaving, Founder and CEO of Forgotten Veterans United Kingdom (FVUK). A former Royal Engineer who served in Afghanistan, he started the charity in 2016 following his medical discharge from the British Army. Failure to get a correct diagnosis of his physical injuries led him to spiral down, abuse substances, and lose the will to live.

He began posting details about his troubles on social media and was amazed by the response from fellow veterans going through similar difficulties. He started FVUK with his own personal funds to provide immediate and much-needed support for fellow veterans. To this day Gary does not take any payment or money from the charity for himself.

The mantra of their organization is "selfless commitment to others" and their goal is to give back purpose and hope to veterans forgotten by the system.

Connect with Gary and FVUK by checking out the links below:

Website: https://www.forgottenveteransuk.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelflessCommitmentToOthers

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alone_Soldiers



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