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Soldiers' mothers united by grief

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The mothers of two British soldiers tell how their deaths have brought them together

Two British mothers united by the deaths of their soldier sons

Jenny Birdsall and Angela Horn are two mothers united by grief. Their sons Steven and Tom were at school together and joined the British military at about the same time. Both men were killed in Afghanistan within three weeks of each other - their mothers tell Matthew how their shared loss has brought them together. Also, the woman from Pakistan who escaped from a forced marriage and now helps others who have fled from threatening families.

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