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Last weekend I attended a friend’s birthday dinner at the elegant Beaufort House, one of the many members-only social clubs that are spread throughout Central and West London. Overlooking the King's Road, in the heart of Chelsea, the club is known for its champagne bar (where we happened to be ensconced) and its "Harry Hunters".

Mark and I were talking the other day about losing our friends in Afghanistan, and how difficult it is to watch their young faces appear on the news, their lives cut too short by war. Soon, we got to talking about repatriation ceremonies.

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