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Four men from three generations of the Copeman family in photos.

A man in a uniform stands beside a woman sitting down.

Three men leaning against a fence with a young boy in the front.

"He would definitely have gotten some form of amusement out of that but also mixed with pride,"
Ms Cooper said.

"Although the campaigns were different from WWl to Vietnam, he would know better than most what he had to face,"
she said.

Composite of man smiling wearing a service hat and two men sitting in an army camp.

"He was as dedicated as dad was to be the best soldier that he could be,"
she said.
A man wearing a beret poses for a military portrait.

"I'd never heard a man cry before, it just broke my dad's heart, it was just heart-wrenching."

Man and woman holding a wreath.

"Dad would have been super proud. Humble, but proud. Dad never looked for recognition, so I think he would have been quite chuffed actually,"
she said.
Two men sitting, smiling and holding a drink

Man smiling in a shirt.

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