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Helping British soldiers to forget the war

People are often surprised to find British soldiers in the Swiss mountain resort of Verbier. These men are fresh from the battlefield in Afghanistan. They’re here to wind down before being sent back to the front line. But even as they hurtle down the slopes, war is never far from their minds. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch/TSR)

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

Julie Hunt

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