Captain Tom To Be Honoured In City Of London’s First 'Virtual' Ceremony
The 100-year-old Second World War veteran raised nearly £33 million for the NHS.
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Invictus Games Prince Harry's Video Marks What Would Have Been Invictus Games Opening
The Invictus Games 2020 were supposed to take place in The Hague but they have been postponed due to coronavirus.
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VE Day Care Home Creates Museum Based On Residents’ Wartime Experiences
The museum is made up of care home residents’ photographs, letters and military uniforms.
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Football Tottenham's Son Heung-Min Completes National Service
The football player finished his compulsory period of national service in his home country.
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Russia Putin Marks Russia's Victory Day Anniversary With Virus-Reduced Ceremony
A military parade and a mass procession had to be postponed as part of measures to control the spread of coronavirus.
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Navy HMS Kent Finishes Cold-Weather Operations In The Arctic Circle
More than 1,200 military personnel from both the United Kingdom and the United States were involved.
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VE Day Royal Air Force Celebrates VE Day Anniversary With Flypasts
RAF crews took it to the skies of London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast to honour the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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Veterans Battle Of Britain Veteran Dies Leaving Last Surviving Member Of 'The Few'
Terry Clark was one of "The Few", the air crew who took to the skies to defend the UK against the German Luftwaffe.
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Veterans Coronavirus: Nine Veterans Die At Royal Hospital Chelsea
Nearly 300 British Army veterans live at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
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VE Day UK Falls Silent In Remembrance
The country observed a two-minute silence 75 years after the end of the Second World War in Europe.
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Gurkhas Gurkhas Praised For Rescuing British Tourists Stranded In Nepal
Soldiers travelled through the Himalayas to reach tourists stuck across Nepal.
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VE Day Veterans Praised For 'Unimaginable Courage' By the First Minister of Wales
Mark Drakeford spoke with Welsh veterans via a video chat and over the phone.
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VE Day Royal Albert Hall Set For VE Day Concert Behind Closed Doors
Katherine Jenkins will perform “we’ll meet again” to an empty auditorium during a virtual concert to mark the 75th anniversary of VE day.
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WWII Former Royal Marine Recalls Guernsey Liberation Day
Royal Marine veteran Joe Corless was sent to help liberate the Channel Islands on 9 May 1945 - the day after VE Day.
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VE Day Dame Vera Lynn: 'Remember The Brave Boys' On VE Day
The singer says the nation must "remember the brave boys and what they sacrificed for us" ahead of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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VE Day VE Day: Why Not All Germans Stopped Fighting
Germans refer to the end of the war as ‘Stunde Null’ or ‘Hour Zero’ - the start of a brand-new era and a complete break with the past.