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AR15.COM
10/9/2011 4:13:17 AM EDT
Living not far from Brize Norton, my girlfriend brought this to my attention:

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COMMUNITY leaders are hoping to raise £18,000 to buy a bell for repatriation ceremonies.

The memorial bell would ring as fallen soldiers pass by the memorial garden in Norton Way, Brize Norton.

It aims to replicate the bell that rings at the repatriation ceremonies which currently take place in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.


Sounds like a nice idea; so if you got a couple of quid kicking about and want to contribute:

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10/9/2011 4:47:29 AM EDT
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My Regiment (First Royal Tank Regiment) had the Korea Bell, which was a very important part of our regimental history, as it was made out of the spent brass cases that our men had fired while there....

Tony