WATCH: Bugler sounds The Last Post at emotional Iraq War commemoration 15 years on
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The family members of Iraq war veterans have shared powerful addresses at a ceremony commemorating the conflict 15 years on.
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Hundreds gathered at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, to honour the 179 British service personnel who died in the eight-year war.
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One touching speech was delivered by Anna-Marie McDonald, who was just seven years old when her father, Joseva Lewaicei, was killed in Iraq.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Speaking about her father, known as Louie, she said military service "was in the blood" after his own parents served as police officers in Fiji before he joined the British Army aged 20."Like a lot of Fijians at the time, it just made sense to him to do his bit," she said.Describing him as "big and strong on the outside, but soft underneath", the berevaed daughter said he was "a kind, welcoming man" who people naturally gravitated towards.Ms...
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WATCH: Bugler sounds The Last Post at emotional Iraq War commemoration 15 years on.
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179 British service personnel died in the conflict between March 20 2003 and December 18 2011.Attendees heard speeches from veterans and family memebrs of fallen heroes at the ceremony, which was blessed with glorious sunshine.WATCH THE FULL CLIP ABOVE Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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