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Voices

Free Access Database of British Paratroopers’ Voices 1942 to 2003.

An original database of 64 audio recordings of interviews with serving and former British Paratroopers, recorded between 2002 and 2003.

You are invited to drop in and listen to their stories or use the database for your own research.

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We want YOUR story!

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In the future our descendants will reflect back on this period of awakening, looking for clues and stories as to how it was, amazed at how we lived, how their present unfolded. We want you to contribute and share your story, a trace of your life in uniform.

If you have undertaken military service, we invite you to upload your story to the database for future generations to appreciate both your life in service and leave behind your voice as a contemporary historical resource.

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