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11-21-2005, 10:37 AM
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LONDON (Reuters) - The last known surviving allied veteran of the Christmas Truce that saw German and British soldiers shake hands between the trenches in World War One died Monday at 109, his parish priest said. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051121/...ain_veteran_dc
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11-21-2005, 10:46 AM
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11-21-2005, 11:27 AM
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11-21-2005, 03:15 PM
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Country:  | I couldn't imagine something like that Christmas Truce happening in the middle of a war today. What a surreal thing that must have been.
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11-22-2005, 01:45 AM
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11-22-2005, 01:57 AM
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11-22-2005, 11:17 AM
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11-22-2005, 11:54 AM
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| Just seen a TV item about a new film "Merry Christmas" about the 1914 truce, to be released in UK on Dec 16.
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11-23-2005, 06:14 PM
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