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Gareth Jones looks at the lives of those left behind while soldiers are away on duty.

Gareth Jones chronicles the experiences of 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh and their families. Preparations are underway for the upcoming Afghanistan tour of duty.

In this series of three programmes, broadcaster and film maker Gareth Jones chronicles the experiences of the families of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh while the soldiers go off on a six month tour in Afghanistan. 

In the first programme Gareth Jones - the man behind the critically acclaimed films 'Frontline Iraq' and 'Frontline Afghanistan' - meets the soldiers and their families as preparations are underway for the forthcoming tour of duty. 

Producer: Martin Kurzik.

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Gareth Jones meets soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh and their families

Gareth Jones meets soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh and their families, chronicling their trials and tribulations from the training ground to the battlefield and its aftermath

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