Always by My Side
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Christina is the widow of Staff Sergeant Olaf 'Oz' Schmid GC, of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment, who, aged thirty, was killed trying to disarm a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Afghanistan on 31 October 2009. Since the death of her husband, Christina has spoken powerfully about a number of issues surrounding the Armed Forces and has presented her own BBC One Panorama investigation into the work of High Threat Bomb Disposal Officers.In May 2010 Christina received the Elizabeth Cross from the Princess Royal, and in June she attended Buckingham Palace and received the George Cross, awarded posthumously to her husband, in a private ceremony with Her Majesty, The Queen. Christina is a Patron of Tickets For Troops and lives in Hampshire with her son Laird.
| Autor: | Schmid, Christina |
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| ISBN: | 9780099564522 |
| Verlag: | Random House UK |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 368 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 09.10.2012 |
| Verlag: | Random House UK |
| Untertitel: | Losing the Love of My Life and the Fight to Honour His Memory |
| Schlagworte: | Biography / Autobiography |