Wootton Bassett - The Town That Remembers

The behind-the-scenes story of the town of Wootton Bassett, whose tributes to fallen soldiers have earned the community the first royal title awarded in over 100 years. Looks at the repatriation of a fallen soldier from the Afghanistan War.

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Education

Tags:

• wootton
• bassett
• abf
• british
• legion
• afghanistan
• iraq
• korea
• falklands
• ww1
• ww2
• war
• soldier
• repatriation

[pigswilling]

Thank you for this video. I am in US & my family in UK all cried their way through this.We were the grateful recipients of Wootton Bassett's incredible care & support on a day we never want to repeat . My own recollections are vaque but the overwhelming sense of compassion was inspiring . Thank you WB for honouring my son's return to the country he died for.

Love & prayers to Aarons family how courageous to make this programme xxxx

[ratzbiker]

Thanks from all the people that like to see UK TV if they no longer live in the UK

[frankandclaire]

when was the last time you seen a soldier repatriated on the news? not since it has moved to Oxford, ask yourself why? the goverment are hiding the facts, hence the public have gone quiet on what is happening to our troops and they don't have to face the difficult questions!

[WAXY950]

remember war criminal child murderers

[johnbrightside]

very moving - what a wonderful tribute to the community and especially the fallen.

[WardyLion]

To every last man, woman and child of Royal Wooton Bassett - I salute you!

Wardy

[CJRamze]

You see all these horrible things in the news and hear and see how british culture and respect is falling apart, Then you see things like this and it makes you proud.

If I lived anywhere near Wooten I'd pay my respects also.

[JohnSmithTheSecond]

@seancallan done. If you ask, you shall receive!

[seancallan]

@JohnSmithTheSecond If possible please remove Osomy's comments. Unfortunately, because you responded to him his comments are displayed directly under your video and I feel they take away from it.

Thanks for the fantastic documentary

[Vinny86100]

@Arakl10 so basically your contradicting yourself!!! you would fight for your country but you wouldnt in some foreign war? im confused a war involving a different country seeing as thats the bases of a war would obviously be foreign then you fucking moron! and how your grandad served in afghan is almost impossible seeing as the second anglo-afghan war ended in 1880!!!

[Arakl10]

I would die defending my country, but not in some oil/foreign war, we did not learn the lesson one hundred years ago when my granddad was serving in Afghanistan, so if youre addicted to battlefield/mw2 , go get your balls blown of playing soldier boy, But why should I pay for your disability then ?

[skaselecter]

Anne Nikitin is listed in the credits as composer and I agree with the earlier comment that the music is quite moving and beautiful. I hope she won the British version of the emmy as well as other honors this film is due. As a Yank I want to thank you for uploading this allowing us across the sea to view it...it is very important...as an educator I hope to share this with my students during memorial and veterans day...god bless Royal Wootton Bassett and the lovely people sharing their hearts.