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Brown Blunder Over Fallen Soldier's Name

Gordon Brown at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday

5:34am UK, Monday November 09, 2009 Kirsty Donald, Sky News Online The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has accused Gordon Brown of being disrespectful after he spelt their surname incorrectly in a condolence letter. Full Article at Sky News

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  1. Mirror.co.uk logo
    Gordon Brown phones mother of killed soldier Jamie Janes to apologise for misspelling his surname in handwritten letter
    2 weeks ago

    Gordon Brown yesterday said he had phoned the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to apologise for misspelling their surname in a handwritten letter of condolence. Full Article at Mirror.co.uk

  2. The Independent logo
    'Mortified' PM apologises over condolence note
    2 weeks ago

    Gordon Brown has apologised to the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan after misspelling her name in a letter of condolence. Full Article at The Independent

  3. Gordon Brown apologises for misspelled letter
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    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised to the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan after she accused him of disrespect in a sloppily-written letter of condolence, his office said on Monday. Full Article at The News

  4. Sydney Morning Herald logo
    British PM 'mortified' over letter to dead soldier's mother
    2 weeks ago

    British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised to the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan after she accused him of disrespect in a sloppily-written letter of condolence, his office said Monday. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

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  1. To all other families whom I have written to, I can only apologize if my handwriting is difficult to read ... I have at all times acted in good faith seeking to do the right thing.
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: FOX News 2 weeks ago
  2. Our mission must not fail
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: CNN 2 weeks ago
  3. It is not easy, the choices are not simple, there is no strategy that is without danger and risk, but that is the responsibility of leadership of government and of our armed forces -- to do what is necessary, however difficult, to keep the British people safe. We cannot, must not, and will not walk away
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: CNN 2 weeks ago
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