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My son Christopher is a Lance Corporal in the Welsh Guards and has recently returned home safely (and not all have come back - awful awful time for their families) from Afghanistan and the last 6 months they were out there has been the worse time of our lives worrying back home. So we were really pleased when the battalion and families/friends were invited to attend Cardiff City's home game against Crystal Palace yesterday. Not only attend but attend in some style, we were all treated to executive seats and hospitality by the Cardiff City Football Club. The day for me was a dream in that we all saw our loved ones parade onto the pitch just before the kick off....here's a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDsDMDOmMOM&feature=youtube_gdata
Our Christopher is 3 rows back a the front, hard to spot but his mother knew where he was straight away lol
A HUGE thank you to Cardiff City FC for a wonderful day out for the battalion and their families
and a quote (extracted from the clubs programme) from the Cardiff City's Football Club's Manager Dave Jones:
"Welcome to our very special guests at the Stadium today. The 1st. Battalion Welsh Guards are back home after doing a fantastic job in Afghanistan. I hope our fans will give our visitors a big round of applause and the warm reception they deserve now that they are back home in Wales" - and they did give them a superb welcome!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDsDMDOmMOM&feature=youtube_gdata
Our Christopher is 3 rows back a the front, hard to spot but his mother knew where he was straight away lol
A HUGE thank you to Cardiff City FC for a wonderful day out for the battalion and their families
and a quote (extracted from the clubs programme) from the Cardiff City's Football Club's Manager Dave Jones:
"Welcome to our very special guests at the Stadium today. The 1st. Battalion Welsh Guards are back home after doing a fantastic job in Afghanistan. I hope our fans will give our visitors a big round of applause and the warm reception they deserve now that they are back home in Wales" - and they did give them a superb welcome!!!