Memories of War - NOT LIMITED to WW2

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Sunday 13 November 2022 was Remembrance Sunday, the day when we remember those men and women who fought for our country. Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany. Although our remembrance is focused on WWI, our thoughts and feelings extend to ALL men and women of the armed forces, particularly those who have died in the line of duty. The youngest World War II veterans will now be in their late 90s. However, war is not isolated to 1914-18 and 1939-45. People who perhaps were fighting in the Gulf in 1991 may now only be in their 50s or 60s. Some of them may well have left the Services after their initial contracted time and therefore could be working in completely different sectors now, people who could be members of YOUR NETWORK. The memories of any soldier, sailor or pilot, or any of the other diverse roles that comprise war, will be utterly unique to that individual. Of course, people's lives comprise many different elements but if a man or woman has been engaged in war then it is very likely that that experience would rank as a highly significant aspect of their life. Your Biography offers a life-story interviewing service. We interview people about their lives and the interview is recorded as an audio file. It's edited to take out all of the ums, ers, sentences that people stop and start again etc., so that when played back, it's like listening to your own polished, edited radio programme. It makes for a very personal gift, the experience of which stays very firmly in the memory.  An interview with Your Biography could be focused entirely on war/Services experience, or, it could be a fully-rounded life-story interview. You may want to talk about aspects of your life that you haven’t spoken about before, perhaps because those memories have been too painful. But whatever the content of the interview, your life experience told via your stories can be passed onto your family and friends and be available for future generations to hear.


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