Article: Band of city brothers revive Dunkirk spirit.

MEMBERS of the dwindling band of brothers who survived the evacuation of Dunkirk gathered in Peterborough for a reunion.

Old soldiers met at the Great Northern Hotel yesterday to swap stories of their exploits in the "miracle of deliverance" 68 years ago, which saw 338,000 soldiers of the retreating Allied forces plucked from the beach by a flotilla of small boats.

Among them was Harry Lee (92), of Eastfield Road, Peterborough, who hosted the lunch event.

With the Dunkirk Veterans Association disbanded, Mr Lee - who escaped the beach only to be captured later in North Africa - said he had wanted to pay for a rare get-together for his comrades.

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