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doing. Being privileged to take the photographs to print alongside such i On the way home we were determined to ‘do
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Heroeswas launched. Derek is a remarkable man and a true
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Kingdom in just 16 weeks is nothing compared to the efforts that our ‘boys w
inspiration to all of us at H4H.
and girls’ are putting in each and every day on behalf of us all. I have just
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Conceived and photographed by Gill Shaw, this inspirational book is a
The Art Group and The Sun newspaper has enabled the book to become a The Royal Air Force deeply appreciates the superb support Help for Heroes has
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and traumas both on the battlefield and at home and is a tribute to
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Cover: Major Peter Norton with Joanna Lumley Tel: 01939 261616 Fax: 01939 261606
at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2009. E-mail:
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