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Wives and girlfriends of soldiers from Wattisham in Suffolk serving in Afghanistan have formed their own 35-strong choir.
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Wattisham wives form military choir
A group of Army wives who've formed their own choir have been given £1000 by the Royal British Legion.
Thirty five women from the army's Apache helicopter base at Wattisham in Suffolk formed the choir in January.
Many have husbands or partners serving in Afghanistan.
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Apache Officer wins Queen's Commendation
A Suffolk based Army officer is to receive a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for his leadership and bravery.
Major Mike Neville, who is 38, was the Officer Commanding 656 Squadron, of 4 Regiment Army Air Corps. He commanded Apache attack helicopter missions over Libya.
Despite the risks Major Neville encouraged his aircrews to attack a well-equipped enemy armed with 20,000 surface-to-air missiles.
The Ministry of Defence says the threat to him and his Wattisham based crew was unprecedented. Senior officers say his actions set the standard throughout the tour.
Phantom returns to Suffolk airbase
A Phantom warplane has returned to a Suffolk airbase 20 years after the last aircraft thundered down the runway.
XT914 was one of the last RAF planes to be based at Wattisham before the station was handed over to the Army in 1993.
The aircraft had stood as a gate guardian at RAF Brampton in Cambridgeshrie but with the station’s closure in 2013 it has returned to Wattisham for refurbishment.
Once it's been restored it will go on display at the Wattisham Heritage Museum.
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