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WSPANE banner  Wetherby Scenes. No.12: Wetherby Hero returns from the Iraq War

Soldier Robert Oakley hugs son Liam, one, as the first British combat troops get back from Iraq for good.
He was one of the 100 men from A Company,the 5th Battalion, The Rifles to see loved ones at their barracks in Paderborn, Germany. Robert, 28, of WETHERBY, North Yorks, said: "It feels brilliant to be back"
Submitted by Diane Oakley (nee Bonner) a proud mum, May 2009. Originally published in The Sun. Reproduced without permission but with thanks.
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