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  • PHOTOS UP IN FLAMES

    03/28/2003 9:03:29 AM PST · by bedolido · 18 replies · 155+ views
    Skynews ^ | 3/28/03 | bedolido
    It is heartbreaking to watch soldiers burning pictures of their own children and letters from loved ones, writes pool reporter Martin Dillon. Army rules force them to destroy any personal items which may give interrogators an advantage if they are captured, says Dillon, of the Manchester Evening News, who is with the 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in Iraq. When mail arrives there is a sense of elation among the men. But this is soon tinged with sadness as they realise the precious messages and photos from home must be incinerated. The only details carried by the troops are...