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than 400,000 people signed a petition to force Herefordshire Council finally to find a home for a hero who served for 17 years with the SAS and distinguished himself in the Iranian embassy siege. Bob Curry, 64, has been living in B&Bs paid for by his former regiment. It is a scandal that while one in ten council homes goes to foreigners, veterans in need who fought for our freedoms are left to fend for themselves.