Incredible obituary of man who served in WW2, married his husband and changed his name goes viral [View all]

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There is so much to marvel at here. The involvement in the Normandy landings, the fact that Hodges was one of the first British men to enter Belsen during the liberation and his marrying the love of his life in 2005 when same-sex marriage was finally legalised all add up to something truly remarkable.

https://www.indy100.com/article/obituary-normandy-belsen-world-war-two-gay-rights-end-of-life-marriage-remarkable-8110906

My Great Uncle Tommy was also one of the first to enter Belsen. He slept with the light on until the day he died. Bill rocks, or rocked!