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To mark #VEDay and 74 years of peace in Europe, we’re telling the stories of two WW2 veterans, Sid and Franco. Sid’s from Cardiff, and Franco settled in Swansea after the war. His son Andre is a #swansea4europe member.

#EU #Peace #LestWeForget

@WalesForEurope Sid from Cardiff, now 94, fought in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany during WW2.

He says: "My main reason for everything is keeping Europe together, for peace in the world."

#VEDay #EU #Peace #LestWeForget

Watch Sid here:

@WalesForEurope Sid is AMAZING. You can find out more about his story and watch the full interview here (with thanks to @WalesForEurope) 👇

It's the BEST 6 minutes you'll spend today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺

#VEDay #EU #Peace #LestWeForget

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@WalesForEurope Franco was conscripted into the Italian navy at 18. He survived WW2 after encounters with both German & Russian armies.

Peace in Europe allowed him to settle and raise a family in Swansea.

#VEDay #EU #Peace #LestWeForget

Read his incredible story here: flic.kr/p/TEv4P7

@WalesForEurope And this is Andre, Franco's son, a #Swansea4Europe member.

“My father’s story is why I am a passionate supporter of the EU. The EU was designed to prevent such wars happening again. And it has been successful."

#VEDay #EU #Peace

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@WalesForEurope Gillian, 88, is the mum of #swansea4europe member @NelsonGirl1.

She grew up in the 1930s & worries fascism is going to rise again. She has strong memories of how poor Welsh communities took in survivors of the Spanish Civil War.

#VEDay #EU #Peace

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@WalesForEurope @NelsonGirl1 These personal stories show us #peace is not abstract. We benefit from it every day and need to cherish & protect it.

Remember our amazing 'best of EU' thread? So many of you nominated #peace as the top thing the EU had done for you & your families 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺💗

#VEDay #EU #Peace