Care home residents surprised with trip to see planes they flew as RAF pilots
The care home has a wishing tree initiative, which lets residents suggest ideas for activities they would enjoy doing.
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WWII Prime Minister tweets for help to find family of WWII RAF veteran before his funeral
Flight Sergeant Peter Brown – a former Lancaster bomber pilot – died alone at the age of 96 and has no known family to attend his funeral.
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Veterans Veterans' skills to be celebrated at Scottish Ex-Forces in Business Awards
The awards ceremony showcases the tremendous talents of military veterans in second careers.
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Invictus Games Revealed: Team UK taking on this year's Invictus Games
The participants, all wounded, injured and sick serving personnel and veterans, will compete at the games in Düsseldorf in September.
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Veterans Afghanistan hero Ben Parkinson praised by MPs for campaigning to secure mobility support cash
Double amputee Mr Parkinson is regarded as the most severely injured British soldier to survive in Afghanistan.
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Veterans £33m veterans support package expected from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
This funding will come on top of an £8.5m package announced last year to end veteran homelessness.
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Army Coroner warns of danger of Army ceremonial daggers after double murder
A senior coroner has written to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace urging him to consider the "appropriateness" of such weapons given as gifts.
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Women 'I heard the chaos of war': Female veterans mark International Women's Day with vivid WW2 memories
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans hosted a special event to mark International Women's Day.
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Veterans Exclusive: Labour says veterans 'at the heart' of future plans as new campaign launched
Shadow veterans minister Rachel Hopkins MP spoke exclusively to Forces News on Labour's plans to help military veterans.
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Veterans Mission Renewable: UK's green employers look to attract military leavers
Britain's growing renewables sector is one area in which Armed Forces experience is being harnessed.
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USA US to investigate misspelt names on Korean War Memorial Wall in Washington
The wall could contain up to 1,000 spelling errors and reportedly includes the names of 245 individuals not killed in the conflict.
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Veterans Did Johnny Mercer just call 'eyebrows' over Veterans ID cards?
'Eyebrows' is a military term that means someone pledges to have them shaved off if they don't follow through on what they've said.
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Forces Charities 'That's amazing': BFBS Big Salute fundraising gives a boost to military charities
BFBS Big Salute grants can make a huge difference to the lives of those in need in the Armed Forces community.
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Veterans New Women Veterans' Strategy to aid former female service personnel
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Johnny Mercer said, "it’s vital that we listen to women veterans".
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Veterans Former Royal Marine awarded £700,000 after suing MOD over hearing loss
A judge has ruled the MOD must pay the Former Royal Marine £713,716 in damages.
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Veterans Government launches review into its own veterans welfare services
Veterans UK and veterans support services in other Government departments are set to be scrutinised.