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Veteran who lost three brothers in WW2 hopes VE Day offers people the chance to 'learn from history'

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Veteran who lost three brothers in WW2 hopes VE Day offers people the chance to 'learn from history'A 101-year-old veteran, who has never publicly talked about her wartime experience, wants the VE Day 80th anniversary events to be a chance to reflect on the "unnecessary" conflicts we see today that she says are driven by "pure greed".
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