Symbols of Remembrance: Different colour poppies and what each one means
Would you wear a poppy that is not red?
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Feature The Last Post explained and the vital role it plays during Remembrance
Have you ever stopped to think about the importance of The Last Post in Remembrance?
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Feature 'Uncanny' parallels between Ukraine's Op Spiderweb and SAS missions during World War 2
Author and historian Damien Lewis spoke to BFBS Forces News before the release of his new book, SAS The Great Train Raid
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Special forces Daring SAS raid to liberate hundreds from concentration camp revealed after 80 years
The Special Air Service op was so audacious it might be dismissed as being too far-fetched even for Hollywood - but it took place in 1943.
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Navy D-Day Navy veteran receives more than 16,000 cards to celebrate his 100th birthday
Dougie Shelley joined the Royal Navy during the Second World War when he was just 17 years old
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WWII PM to give Trump personal tour of Sir Winston Churchill's legacy at Chequers
The US president has proudly displayed a bronze sculpture of Britain's wartime leader in the Oval Office during both his terms in office
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WWII In pictures: Spirit of Battle of Britain captured on 1940s film – 85 years later
A father and son have marked Battle of Britain Day by recreating pictures of The Few using a 1940s camera and kit, plus a genuine Spitfire
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Army History Welsh Guards present quirky mini uniform for Brussels' Manneken Pis on Liberation Day
The iconic Little Pissing Man fountain statue was first dressed as a Welsh Guard at the end of the Second World War in Europe
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Prince Philip 'It was a great relief': When the Duke of Edinburgh watched Japan's 1945 surrender
The then-24-year-old prince was serving in the Royal Navy in Tokyo Bay when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on 2 September 1945
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Sport Tug of War: Is this the military's oldest sport, still thriving more than a century after WW1?
The ancient sport saw action in both World Wars and dates back to the 12th century
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WWII Rebuilding the Barracuda: The WW2 wreck like an Airfix kit – but with no instructions
Despite seeing extensive use in the second half of WW2, not a single intact Barracuda remains, but work is underway to rebuild one example
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WWII Last surviving WW2 VC recipient dies at 105, having received 72 wounds in attack on Catalina
Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank received the Victoria Cross for his bravery during an attack on a German U-boat, which left him injured
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Feature The extraordinary story of a prisoner of war and the duck he refused to leave behind
This is likely to be one of the most heartwarming true Second World War stories you've never heard before
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VJ Day Field Marshal Slim described as 'so very special' by Second World War veteran of Burma Campaign
From near disaster in Burma in 1942 to the stunning victories at Imphal, Kohima, Meiktila, and Mandalay, Slim turned the tide against the ...
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Military Life The separation won't last forever: Timeless advice for separated military couples
Royal Navy wife Mary Holley, 101, never doubted that her late husband would return to her
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Veterans How did we feel about Hiroshima bomb? This Burma veteran's frank answer will surprise you
Two veterans tell BFBS Forces News how the loss of life in the attack and Japan's subsequent surrender prevented the deaths of millions more