Gulf veteran deaths queried

LONDON - Campaigners for Gulf War veterans have launched an urgent programme to compile a list of all British troops who fought…

LONDON - Campaigners for Gulf War veterans have launched an urgent programme to compile a list of all British troops who fought in the Gulf and have since died. Ministry of Defence figures show that overall 1,233 servicemen and women have died over the past five years. The figures include 135 suicides.

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