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Cpl Kev Elston with his son Riley’s on his first birthday.
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Happy birthday!
Deborah Linton14/ 8/2008
CORPORAL Kev Elston jetted home from Iraq to celebrate son Riley's first birthday.
Cpl Elston, 28, from Middleton, is serving in Basra with the Royal Corps of Signals.
He said: "It couldn't have been better timing - I had to time my rest and recuperation well and it nearly didn't happen."
Wife Victoria, 26, said: "It's so worrying when he's out there. I try not to watch the news.
"Since he left, Riley is always asking for 'dada’. We couldn't be happier to have him back for his birthday." Cpl Elston also completed tours of Iraq in 2003 and 2005. He said: "There's a vast difference since then and the situation is changing daily.
"We don't go out on the ground now unless necessary and it is looking good for the Iraqis' future. I left the Army in 2004 and rejoined in 2005 and I've noticed a huge improvement in equipment."
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