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Royal Marine WAGs & The Great Yomp
The "Royal Marine WAGS and The Great Yomp" documentary is an exclusive insight into the lives of 12 intrepid wives and girlfriends of the Royal Marines, created and shot by award-winning filmmaker Chris Terrill.
Half running and half walking, the WAGS set out on a gruelling 104 miles non stop hike across southern Britain.
This is what Royal Marines call a "Yomp" and it is not for the faint-hearted.
One of the most famous images from any war was of the Royal Marines yomping across the Falkland Islands in 1982.
That iconic image has inspired many charity challenges in aid of wounded Royal Marines from all conflicts.
These wives and girlfriends took on this physical and emotional challenge to raise money for The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.
The WAGs, yomping alongside hardened Royal Marines Commandos, faced an uphill task, often quite literally. Not all will finish because injuries and exhaustion are inevitable.
What emerges, however, is a compelling story of personal and collective fortitude not only in how they manage the tough physical demands of the Yomp, but also the mental and emotional impact of being a military wife or girlfriend - especially when their partners are called away on dangerous deployments for months on end in a war zone.
Watch Royal Marine WAGS and The Great Yomp here.
Falklands Yomp Picture Credit: © Crown copyright. IWM (FKD 2028)
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