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Radio Cumbria,2 mins
Children thank Penrith WWII soldier
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99-year-old Italian campaign veteran Matt MacKinnon-Pattison is moved by letters sent to him - organised by the Handwritten Letters Appreciation Society - thanking him for his service. Their bravery, and sacrifice is overshadowed by the famous D-Day landings, but they made an important contribution to shortening the war.
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