Tributes to entertainer Dame Vera Lynn after he death at the age of 103. The Forces' Sweetheart stirred the hearts of millions with songs and a personality that brought hope and inspiration during the darkest days of the Second World War. Decades later her name is as enduring as that of Sir Winston Churchill, after playing a huge role in keeping up the spirits of a civilian population suffering under the Blitz and the troops training at home and fighting overseas.