Unlucky captain

He was captain in the army
but desired to become a general
so he volunteered to fight
in Afghanistan.
This was natural since came from
a military family connected
to the royal household.
He used to boast to the newspapers
that war was better than ***.
His vehicle was struck by a mine
and his dreams stopped.
Flags on half- mast church bells tolled
which they wouldn't have done
had he been a sergeant?
Even in death, the class shows its ugly face.
He or in this case, his family received
the highest  
honour and his son vowed to be a solder
to fight for his country.
No one saw the truth the captain
was in Afghanistan because it was good
for his future his promotion.