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In Dad's Army, Bill Pertwee played a grumpy World War II air raid warden Bill Pertwee, who played Warden Hodges in Dad's Army, has died, his agent has confirmed. The 86-year-old also starred as PC Wilson in You Rang M'Lord? He also appeared in three Carry On films. Agent Meg Poole said he died peacefully on Monday with his family around him. He is survived by his son Jonathan. His Dad's Army character was a greengrocer who became chief air raid warden when World War II broke out. His catchphrase was: "Put that light out!"

Quick march: volunteers of the Jerusalem Army, an Iraqi civilian defence unit, at yesterday's parade in Mosul. They had all been given the day off work AS THE morning chill rose from the River Tigris in Iraq’s most ethnically mixed city, the units began assembling, pulling on white gloves and proudly adjusting military tunics. Their ranks included grandfathers in ancient helmets, housewives trained to use machineguns, Beduin tribesmen, adolescent cadets marching behind their fathers, Kurds, Assyrian Christians and Sunni Muslims. Everyone got the day off work. All said they were marching in support of President Saddam Hussein and to...

Please sign this petition to revive legislative attempts to upgrade our State Defense Forces so they can fulfill their legally constituted duties for Homeland Security. A bill that would have done this in the 2002 session was killed for supposed "lack of support and constituency". We all know we support a stong Home Guard. Now is the time to help out the cause. Thanks Freepers!