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  "description": "For LRDG drivers, it wasn’t simply a matter of getting from A to B. ",
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  "textContent": "> Alf Saunders was just 22 years old when he began driving trucks for the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG).\n>\n> The LRDG was a highly specialised unit made up mostly of New Zealanders who carried out reconnaissance and raiding missions deep behind enemy lines in the North African desert during World War II.\n>\n> For LRDG drivers, it wasn’t simply a matter of getting from A to B. Mobility in the desert – mastering the unpredictable terrain of sand and rock without any roads, few landmarks and harsh temperatures – could mean the difference between life and death.\n>\n> Saunders says the Kiwis rose to the occasion.\n>\n> NZ Herald\n\nRead More",
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