Dame Vera Lynn described war in Burma as 'hell' but she had to do her part for troops
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mirror.co.ukIn the sweltering jungle heat amid the echo of distant fighting, into their midst it floated like a breath of cool, fresh air.
The bright, brave lipstick smile that had won millions of British soldiers ’ hearts. When 27-year-old Forces’ Sweetheart Vera Lynn arrived on the Burma front line in 1944 at Kohima, complete with khaki shorts, it was just the tonic troops thousands of miles from home needed.
And when this angel sang for them, her mic powered by searchlight batteries and her pianist toting a pistol, it was a show of defiance more powerful than any weapon.
Dame Vera Lynn: Her life in pictures as she dies at 103 View gallery Even now, 73 years on, that boldness still lingers along with the unwavering smile as Dame Vera – 100
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