'If you do oral history, you won't be able to relate to the vets' I was told. Um, I'm the daughter of a bootneck, married to the son and grandson of highland regiment infantrymen and was bought up and live in a barracks town in a house that belonged to a WW1 fighter ace and have a lot of squaddies and squaddies' partners as friends. I know what they call 'the bullshit' pretty well.

As it happens, vets and I get on like a house on fire! I have this thing called respect for their experiences. :o)

And I like tea..............