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Tiny heroes left behind

Louise Fetigan, 39, Dorset

As my husband Tony picked up his bags, I gave him a kiss and a tight squeeze. Next, it was our daughter Madison’s turn.

‘Love you, Daddy,’ she said. And then he was gone.

It was October 2010, and whenever Tony, then 29 and a soldier in the Army, was deployed abroad, we tried not to make a fuss.

Quick goodbye, no tears.

Even though I’d cry buckets later, when Madison, then 7, was in

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