PROUD pupils who sent home-made medals to a Gulf War hero cheered as the Queen presented him with the real thing.
Children at St Francis Primary School, Cherry Tree, adopted Ian Dewsnap, of Walton-le-Dale, during the war and were thrilled as he collected a Military Medal from Buckingham Palace.
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