Tag Archives: war

For today’s freedoms, thank Alec . . .

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Alec Evans shares his 90th birthday with the Royal British Legion.
. . . and all those who fought on our behalf. Neil Thomas hears this Shropshire hero’s wartime reminiscences
It is now so long ago that it might be a dream. Alec Evans drives his truck along a makeshift ramp onto a beach, amid a cacophony […]

Sailing towards a new world

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A small notebook tucked away for years has yielded a rich harvest in the form of a cruise diary — with an amazing twist in the tail. Shirley Tart tells its tale

Love across the divide

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Neil Thomas meets an author whose retelling of his father-in-law’s amazing tale has paid dividends for a much-loved children’s charity

Our silent saviours

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Shirley Tart salutes some of the bravest volunteers to take to the skies

Payback time for Alistair

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Neil Thomas meets one of the true heroes of the armed forces