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Article: AGONY ON THE HOME FRONT; As her husband led his troops into battle in the Falklands War, Tiggy Whitehead had the harrowing duty of telling loved ones of battle casualties. Twenty years on and as 45 Commando goes to Afghanistan, she tells her story.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- March 30, 2002
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Byline: KATE GINN
THE CALL would invariably come through at night. By the third or fourth time, Tiggy Whitehead was familiar with the routine and would wait by the door for the car to come and take her out into the darkness.
Inside their homes, the wives would also be waiting, aware that this evening might be when the knock on their door would come.
They would see the glare from the headlights first before they saw the car inching up the road, and all of them would pray for it not to draw up at their house.
'You would see the curtains twitching as the car headlights went up the street,' says Mrs Whitehead. 'You knew all the wives were ...