A spectacular sand artwork created on Boulmer Beach, Northumberland has helped shine a spotlight on the work of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, ahead of the D-Day anniversary (Saturday 6 June).
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A spectacular sand artwork created on Boulmer Beach, Northumberland has helped shine a spotlight on the work of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, ahead of the D-Day anniversary (Saturday 6 June).
Read moreThe memorial will stand as a permanent tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the hundreds of thousands of Muslim soldiers who served alongside Britain and its allies – travelling from across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Indian subcontinent – to help secure victory and promote lasting peace.
Read moreFifteen years on from the end of UK military operations in Iraq, we remember all who served, and we honour with particular gratitude those who did not return, those who were wounded in body or mind, and the families whose lives were changed forever by that service.
Read moreBFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) today begins a dedicated week of programming to mark 15 years since the end of Operation TELIC (Op TELIC), codename for the involvement of the UK Armed Forces deployed to Iraq between March 2003 and May 2011.
Read moreFourteen iconic London taxis carrying eleven WWII veterans, alongside other veterans and volunteers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, travelled to the Netherlands this week to take part in the annual Dutch Liberation commemorations in Wageningen, the city where the German capitulation was signed in May 1945.
Read moreThe Ministry of Defence will pay for Second World War veterans to attend commemorations in Europe this summer in partnership with the Royal British Legion
Read moreThe Royal Naval Association (RNA) has received £30,000 in funding from the Veterans’ Foundation to maintain and strengthen its essential minibus transport service, which recently enabled Second World War veterans to attend a VE Day 81 reception at Number 10 Downing Street.
Read moreA deeply moving visit to the International Bomber Command Centre saw WWII veteran Robbie Hall pay tribute to her past, accompanied by volunteers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.
Read moreThe Royal Naval Association, the biggest collective group of Royal Naval veterans and serving personnel in the UK, is launching an appeal to raise £75,000 to preserve the stunning Naval Service Memorial (NSM) at the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) and is calling on the wider Naval family and the public to support this vital appeal.
Read moreTwelve volunteer London cab drivers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans accompanied a group of veterans on a deeply memorable visit to Belgium, joining commemorations and exploring key World War I sites in and around Ypres.
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