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Adventures in Africa
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Should National Service be reintroduced?
Kenny Napier -

I look back now and think, how on earth could I have done it?
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We were the sorriest set of recruits I could ever remember.
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I followed my brother into the RAF
Peter Keane -

I was meeting people from all over the country
Sheldon Skeete -

I'm just like a normal lad from Leicester
Jacob Heath -

On a whim, really, I went into Cardiff and joined up in the WAAF because I wanted to serve.
Olga Hopkins -

We thought so much of Mr Churchill, we looked upon as the person with the right leadership mentality.
Olga Hopkins -

Everything streams, your nose, your mouth, your eyes, it's just stings.
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From the moment I joined, I loved the RAF.
Pádraigín Ní Rághillíg -

You realised that people were fighting for you, and I think I wanted to be part of that.
Olga Hopkins