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    When asked by coroner Geoffrey Fell if the Army is an authoritarian organisation where nobody answers back, Sergeant Dudley said: "No, people answer back all the time. If he really hadn't wanted to cross he could have refused, and we would have negotiated." The inquest is due to conclude on Monday. Full Article at The Northern Echo
    No, people answer back all the time. If he really hadn't wanted to cross he could have refused, and we would have negotiated.
    SOURCE: The Northern Echo 12 months ago
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Teen soldier could have refused exercise that claimed his life
  1. Two other platoons had gone across before us ... Standard procedure is that if they think there's a problem, they would have telephoned back to let us know.
    SOURCE: The Northern Echo 12 months ago

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