TODAY we urge our readers to honour fallen soldier Olaf Schmid.
It is right to pay tribute to the bravery and courage of Staff Sgt Schmid, 30, who made safe 64 bombs during his time in Afghanistan. One wonders how many soldiers’ and civilians’ lives he saved by destroying all those bombs.
Tragically on the last day of his five-month tour he was killed in an explosion.
Tomorrow, in Headley Way outside the John Radcliffe Hospital, we have the chance to honour his memory.
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