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Old 19th Jan 2010, 15:52
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Landroger
 
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Done. I was there just this Saturday, with four of my Scouts, all very near their fourteenth birthdays. Despite the dreadful weather and the fact we were rapidly running short of the day, they took in all the information from the plaques, then took themselves off up to the memorial at the 'top of the hill'. They were having difficulty getting their minds round fighting underground.

Later that evening, they laid a wreath at the Menin Gate 'Last Post Ceremony' on behalf of our Troop. There were, I was told by an NCO, eight platoons of young soldiers from a training regiment, plus my four! I was very, very proud of them.

Roger.
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