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Jim Wilson with the RNLI crew
Eleven long-service awards have been handed out at the Aberdeen RNLI station in recognition of at least two decades of volunteering at the service.
But it’s clear the volunteers aren’t doing it for a medal, and for many in the service being an RNLI volunteer is something which shapes the course of their lives.
When he signed up at the turn of the new millennium, Jim Wilson had no idea just how much the service would turn his life upside down.
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