While most families will be enjoying their turkey at home on Christmas Day, two Morecambe soldier brothers will be serving in Afghanistan.
Anthony Woolley, 26, and brother David, 25, are signallers serving as part of the Souter Force Protection and Transport Company in Kabul.
On Christmas Day it will be business as usual for them, but they are looking forward to having their Christmas dinner served to them later in the day by the seniors and officers of the unit.
Signaller Anthony is a vehicle commander, which sees him leading vehicle patrols in and around Kabul city, a job which is normally carried out by infantry soldiers.
His brother David looks after communications on the camp. Anthony said: “You get to mix with the locals.
"There’s one lad who’s become a bit of a friend, he always tries to help stop the traffic for us when we’re out by talking to the local people in their own language.”
He added: “It’s ok for me, David works in communications on the camp, so all I have to worry about is him getting tangled up in telephone cables!”
The lads will be missing their families this Christmas but look forward to returning home in the New Year.
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