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| Wales Poppy Appeal: Soldier's mum and Olympic champion at launch | Wales Poppy Appeal: Soldier's mum and Olympic champion at launch |
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| The mother of a serviceman killed in Afghanistan and an Olympic gold medallist have launched the 2012 Wales Poppy Appeal. | |
| Cathryn Griffiths, the mother of guardsman Jamie Shadrake, said the British Legion was invaluable to her. | Cathryn Griffiths, the mother of guardsman Jamie Shadrake, said the British Legion was invaluable to her. |
| Jade Jones, who won taekwondo gold at London 2012, said it was a way to show the strength of support for all the armed forces and their families. | Jade Jones, who won taekwondo gold at London 2012, said it was a way to show the strength of support for all the armed forces and their families. |
| The launch was at Flint High School, where the Olympic champ is an ex-pupil. | |
| Major Merfyn Thomas said the focus of this year's appeal was to raise money for the families of service personnel. | Major Merfyn Thomas said the focus of this year's appeal was to raise money for the families of service personnel. |
| "Families suffer as much from the trauma as the individual service person. | "Families suffer as much from the trauma as the individual service person. |
| "The Legion gives financial help to people who've suffered - help to set up businesses, help to adapt homes for people who are disabled. | "The Legion gives financial help to people who've suffered - help to set up businesses, help to adapt homes for people who are disabled. |
| "We are a safety net in lots of ways. The charity is for the benefit of service personnel which the state should be covering, but don't." | "We are a safety net in lots of ways. The charity is for the benefit of service personnel which the state should be covering, but don't." |
| Maj Thomas said families were vital to the armed services and as conflict continued in places like Afghanistan younger people were backing the Poppy Appeal. | Maj Thomas said families were vital to the armed services and as conflict continued in places like Afghanistan younger people were backing the Poppy Appeal. |
| "They're at an age where friends, mates, are serving, whereas five to six years ago you'd have older people [supporting us]," he added. | "They're at an age where friends, mates, are serving, whereas five to six years ago you'd have older people [supporting us]," he added. |
| Jade Jones, 19, said she wanted to be involved to raise awareness. | Jade Jones, 19, said she wanted to be involved to raise awareness. |
| "I want just want to make people to know of the Poppy Appeal, to realise what people are going through and to try to support the armed forced and their families. | "I want just want to make people to know of the Poppy Appeal, to realise what people are going through and to try to support the armed forced and their families. |
| "When I'm training I'm in my own little bubble but then you realise what other people are going through, and it's horrible for them. | "When I'm training I'm in my own little bubble but then you realise what other people are going through, and it's horrible for them. |
| "People need to get behind them." | "People need to get behind them." |