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A couple have said their teenage son who was killed in Afghanistan 12 years ago “will be looking down on us and be really, really proud” after they were made MBEs for their charity work.
Tom and Carla Cuthbertson have devoted themselves to raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity and raising the profile of those who have served in the military since 19-year-old Nathan died in 2008.
The couple’s achievements include the annual 60-mile (96.5km) Cuthy’s Big Bike Ride, from Catterick Garrison to their home city of Sunderland, and the Memorial Wall, which honours those who have given their lives in conflicts since 1945.
Sunderland parents said their son would be âlooking down with prideâ as they re made MBEs
Tom and Carla Cuthbertson who set up a charity in memory of their son have been made MBEs
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our hearts go out with that tight knit family as well. ed: vice president mike pence about to speak at project hero memorial day bike ride coming up. it s an annual tradition at the vice president s official mansion, the naval observatory in washington a mile or so from the white house. you can see bikers getting ready to start the big bike ride. this is a tradition for the vice president, the president we mentioned, president trump will be heading over to arlington cemetery shortly at 11:00 a.m. eastern time that we ll hear from the president. in the meantime the vice president as well about to weigh in. heather: a lot of ceremonies going on not only in our nation s capital but across the country today as we remember our military members and as we were mentioning earlier folks saying that it s unfortunate that we can t do this throughout the year and take time out to remember the lives lost, remember the military members who are still serving
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