As robins1 mentions above, this truly remarkable lady spoke with pride and love of her late husband at Wootten Bassett and I repeat the link here for those wishing to see and hear such raw courage:
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Explosives expert's body returned
Thanks for the Telegraph piece PPRuNe Pop, it reminds us that behind the brave men and women that do their dangerous work on our behalf are partners, husbands, wives, parents, brothers, sisters and most vulnerable of all, children. In the worry that they bear from day to day and sadly for some the grief that will have to be borne for ever they too do their duty on behalf of us all. Christina Schmid is an amazing ambassador of that great force that lies behind our Armed Forces -The Next of Kin!
Lastly a word of praise for the writer of the article, Elizabeth Grice. A beautifully written piece, Ma'am. I don't know if you have served or have lived in a military family, but you put your finger on the nub of it so well that if you have not you have none the less absorbed the very ethos of it here. Well done!