OUR CUTIES ON DUTY
Heart-melting snapshots of Forces families
WITH parents in the military, these children have to be brave when mum or dad is away, sometimes for months at a time.
But those moments where they are together again are so very special – as these heartwarming photos show.
From emotional youngsters welcoming parents home from duty to a little boy proudly inspecting his father’s medals, the snaps are among 15 that appear in a calendar created by charity Little Troopers to raise money for military families. There are three versions of the calendar with different covers for the Army, Navy and RAF, though the images inside are the same.
Founder Louise Fetigan said working on the project was a ‘privilege’, adding: ‘The pictures show many of the emotions experienced by a military family and some very cute babies showing their pride for their mum or dad’s work.’ The £9.99 calendar is available from www.littletroopers.net
MARCH
Proud of you, dad: Charlie, four, admires Welsh Guards Sergeant Ashley Edwards’s medals after a Freedom March in Swansea
SEPTEMBER
Daughter of the groom: As Corporal James Harston waits for his bride Charlotte to arrive on their wedding day, their five-year-old daughter Ruby proudlyp yg gives him a hug.g Mrs Harston said they y ‘cherish’ the special photo
MAY
Reunited: Lance Corporal Ken Little with daughters Olivia and Isobel, eight and 11, after six months in Afghanistan
JULY
I’m so glad you’re home! Nine-year-old Lucy is over the moon as her father, Staff Sergeant Martin Smith, 40, returns from northern Iraq
AUGUST
Mummy’s here: Petty Officer Lindsey Hallam cuddles her daughter Isabella, eight, after returning from duty on HMS Westminster
DECEMBER
AndAn to cap it all off... One-week-old Lucas sleeps soundly on his mother’s hat. Corporal Samantha Jones serves in the Royal Army Nursing Corps, while Lucas’s father John Mcwhirter is a lance corporal with the Household Cavalry