LOSING COLLEAGUES IN THE SUEZ CRISIS
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Interviewee name: John Mitchell
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A very emotional John Mitchell talks about how, a year after he had flown home from the Suez Canal zone, he heard the news that two good friends has tragically lost their lives - on a flight home having been demobbed.
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1 Comment so far
from Stuart Prebble 13th Apr 2009, 07:32
Incredibly brave of John Mitchell to talk about his friends in this way, and a great tribute to them that he feels so strongly about them. The tragedy only shows that servicemen are in danger at all times, and even in apparently innocuous circumstances. Brave brave guys.
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