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THE brave widow of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan yesterday became the first to receive the new Elizabeth Cross - marking the nation's debt of gratitude for her terrible loss.
Karen Upton and her two young children received the medal in a highly emotional ceremony on the day that hundreds of mourners gathered to see Warrant Officer Sean Upton, 35, buried with full military honours.See the full content of this document
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Elizabeth Cross for Helmand Widow
The medal was instituted this year as a lasting recognition of the price paid by service families as they struggle t...
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