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Prince Charles wiped away a tear yesterday as some of the last of the Few marched past him during a service to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Six frail RAF veterans passed by carrying the roll of honour containing the names of just under 3,000 air crew who prevented a Nazi invasion in 1940. Charles, who is patron of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association, sat beside the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince William, who has just graduated as an RAF helicopter pilot, at Westminster Abbey. Commander Bob Foster, one of only 70 surviving members of...

Wing Commander George “Grumpy” Unwin, who has died aged 93, was one of the most successful fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain and was twice awarded the DFM; he was one of only 60 men to receive the double award during the Second World War.In August 1938 Unwin was a sergeant pilot serving on No 19 Squadron when it became the first to receive the Spitfire. He was one of the original RAF pilots to fly the new fighter and, in the early days, he flew regularly as Douglas Bader’s wingman.No 19 was heavily engaged during the Dunkirk crisis...

A MARINE AS SEEN BY . . . Himself:A handsome, buff, highly trained professional killer and female idol who carries a finely honed K-Bar, wears a crisp 8-point cammie cover and is always on time due to the absolute reliability of his Seiko digital watch. His Wife:A stinking, gross, foul mouthed lovable bum who arrives back at home every few months with a seabag full of dirty utilities, a huge Seiko watch, an oversized knife, a filthy hat and hornier then hell. Headquarters Marine Corps:A drunken, brawling, HMMWV-stealing, woman-corrupting "cumshaw artist" who wears a Seiko watch, an unauthorized K-Bar and...

"This process means that these two great organizations of the English-speaking democracies, the British Empire and the United Sates, will have to be somewhat mixed up together in some of their affairs for mutual and general advantage. For my own part, looking out upon the future, I do not view the process with any misgivings. I could not stop it if I wished; no one can stop it. Like the Mississippi, it just keeps rolling along. Let it roll on full flood, inexorable, irresistible, benignant, to broader lands and better days." This was the closing of Churchill's tribute to "The...