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Outrage As British Soldiers Sell Their Stories

Outrage As British Soldiers Sell Their Stories
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The mother of a 19-year-old service-woman killed in Iraq yesterday condemned the Ministry of Defence for letting 15 freed sailors and Marines profit from media interviews.

Sally Veck told The Times: "If you are a member of the military, it is your duty to serve your country. You should do your duty and not expect to make money by selling stories."

Her daughter, Eleanor Dlugosz, a medic, was one of four British colleagues killed with their interpreter when a roadside bomb destroyed their Warrior Armoured Vehicle in Basra last Thursday.

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