Young Soldier's Plea for 'Band of Brothers' in Armed Service ; Teenage Soldier Private Jake Lee has Just Returned Home From a Six- Month Tour of Afghanistan, During Which He Saw Comrades Die. He Flew Out to Helmand Province On His 18th Birthday and Is Now Back in Derby, Physically Unscathed with His Grateful Family. Martin Naylor Reports.

Derby Evening Telegraph › November 02, 2010

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NOVEMBER 11 is going to be one of the proudest days of teenager Jake Lee's life.

After marching around Chester with more than 300 comrades from the 1st Mercian Battalion, the Chaddesden soldier will be presented with two medals recognising his efforts in Afghanistan over the past six months.

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Young Soldier's Plea for 'Band of Brothers' in Armed Service ; Teenage Soldier Private Jake Lee has Just Returned Home From a Six- Month Tour of Afghanistan, During Which He Saw Comrades Die. He Flew Out to Helmand Province On His 18th Birthday and Is Now Back in Derby, Physically Unscathed with His Grateful Family. Martin Naylor Reports.

Watched by his mother, Wendy, and the rest of his family, the former Lees Brook Sports College pupil will savour the day.

"It's going to be pretty special," said Wendy. "There are loads of us going up there to wave ...

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