Calls for Wolverhampton students to mark remembrance even if no lived experience left
101-year-old veteran Maurice Everett has been to share his story at Wolverhampton College
The family of an RAF veteran have told students in Wolverhampton to always remember the sacrifices ex-servicemen made in the World War, even when there are no surviving veterans left.
101-year-old Maurice Everett is one of the few surviving servicemen from WW2 and went to tell his story to students at Wolverhampton College on Armistice Day.
Maurice Everett was a flight lieutenant in the 78 Squadron in World War Two. He was joined by his daughter, Maggie Everett to help tell his story to students at Wolverhampton College.
Maggie had this message: "Never forget you are part of something bigger and dream those dreams of how peace can be within our world.
"Do whatever you can to make that difference yourself," she said.
'We owe our freedom'
Maggie told us: "I am incredibly proud of my father, to have him here at 101 is a privilege. He is one of the last of his generation to be around.
"We owe our freedom to those, like my father, who served and fought for that freedom.
Maggie and Maurice watched the pupils march, play the last post and lay wreaths as part of their Armistice Day service.
'Sometimes unappreciated'
Maggie said seeing that from young people was reassuring: "The student's commitment to seeing they have a part to play in society and that they may have a part to play in future is amazing.
"At the moment, people like my father are sometimes unappreciated," she said.
101-year-old Maurice said: "Their commemoration has been quite impressive."