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Health and safety killjoys tell war veterans they are too old to hoist the Union Flag over town hall Last updated at 02:38am on 26.07.08      Up in arms: Veterans John Ireland (right) and Keith Hutchins in front of the town hall In their younger days, they risked death and injury to fight for their country against the Nazis and other enemies.  But, now, war veterans who want to fly the Union Flag proudly above their town hall are being defeated by a barrage of health and safety rules.  Royal British Legion members had scented victory after fighting...

PISMO BEACH, Calif. Wounded soldiers home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan learned to ride surfboards in the waves near the Pismo Pier. It was the second year for the surfing clinic known as Operation Restoration, which assembles a group of volunteers to teach war veterans to surf. It's part of an Operation Comfort effort to help wounded vets. A film crew from the yet-to-be-released surf movie "Shaped" and surfers from the Billabong apparel company joined veterans from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. "You don't have to let an injury like this get in the way of...

WWII sacrifices retold to students Veterans at school on 61st anniversary Toronto Sun By Mary Gazze May 9, 2006 Students at Leaside High School learned a lesson in the triumph and tragedy of war yesterday by listening to the still vivid memories of three World War II veterans. "What is the moral choice? To give up and become slaves, or fight for our freedom?" former sergeant-major George MacDonell, 84, a veteran of Hong Kong, said on the 61st anniversary of V-E Day, the day the war ended in Europe. He is part of the Memory Project, a website that collected...

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2005 – A major home-improvement chain is offering Memorial Day discounts to all active-duty and reserve-component troops, retired military personnel, veterans, and their families. The 10-percent-off offer is good on purchases up to $2,000 for a maximum discount of $200 between May 26-30 at Home Depot stores, Home Depot Floor stores, Home Depot Landscape Supply stores and Expo Design Center locations. "This discount is our way of saying 'thanks' to the brave men and women of our armed forces," said Bob Nardelli, the chain's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "The Home Depot has an ongoing commitment...