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'You never think it will happen to you'

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Millions of people across the UK will today observe a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day to remember British servicemen who died in conflict. Three hundred and eighty five British servicemen and women have died in Afghanistan since 2001.

Reporter Sanchia Berg spoke to two mothers, whose sons were both killed in 2009, about how they are coping with their grief.


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