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I know there have been countless KIA, but for some reason this article brings tears to my eyes every time I read it.
I met his Mum a few years ago; she said she was thinking about correcting the spelling before it was published, but i said she'd done the right thing by keeping it as written.
I never met him, although some of our PSIs knew him.
I honestly think this letter will be remembered in a hundred years time.
Please take a couple of minutes to read.
www.independent.co.uk
I met his Mum a few years ago; she said she was thinking about correcting the spelling before it was published, but i said she'd done the right thing by keeping it as written.
I never met him, although some of our PSIs knew him.
I honestly think this letter will be remembered in a hundred years time.
Please take a couple of minutes to read.
'Hello mum, this is going to be hard for you to read ...'
At 19, Rifleman Cyrus Thatcher was one of the youngest victims of the Afghan war. These letters - given to The Independent by his family - reveal the excitement of a teenager sent to fulfil his dream, and his maturity in confronting the possibility that he might not make it home
www.independent.co.uk
