Behind the scenes as the King's Troop get parade-ready for VE Day 80
The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will join the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in leading the procession to mark VE Day.
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WWII Speaker and Chelsea Pensioners turn on Big Ben's symbolic light to mark WW2's end
The journey to the top of Elizabeth Tower to turn on the light in 1945 was replicated by the Speaker and two Chelsea Pensioners.
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Veterans Chelsea Pensioner and last survivor of Raiding Support Regiment turns 103
John Morris served on operations in Albania, Yugoslavia, Montenegro and Greece and went on to have a career in the TA after the war ended.
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WWII Army veteran recalls helping Belsen survivors emotionally – and with chocolate
Mervyn Kersh explains how he met survivors of the concentration camp following their liberation on 15 April 1945.
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WWII Fake news is just another name for propaganda, warns Bergen-Belsen survivor
Alfred Garwood, 82, speaks of his childhood memories of life in the Nazi concentration camp and its liberation by the British Army in 1945.
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Veterans Corrie star Cotton and RAF veteran warn PIP changes could hit ex-forces hardest
Antony Cotton and Ian Hewitt speak out about the devastating impact planned disability benefit reforms could have on veterans.
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Veterans Calls to improve 'inconsistent' implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant
The Armed Forces Covenant was introduced in 2000 to ensure that military service did not impact personnel, veterans, and dependents.
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Veterans Army veteran seeks access into Myanmar for relief team after fatal earthquake
The React charity hopes to deploy a team of ex-military responders to help communities hit hardest by the 7.7 magnitude quake.
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Veterans RAF veteran gets airborne as he takes on a tandem skydive to mark his 90th birthday
John Dyer, a former RAF technician, turned 90 in January and took part in a tandem skydive to raise money for the RAF Association.
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Aviation History Last Battle of Britain pilot honoured as name added to Hawker Hurricane
A lasting tribute has been unveiled for Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway, the final surviving pilot from the battle.
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Veterans Betty Webb, Bletchley Park codebreaker and tireless advocate, dies aged 101
The Légion d'Honneur recipient was one of the last surviving members of the top-secret effort that helped bring an end to the war.
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VE Day Poppies installation returns to Tower of London to mark VE Day 80 commemorations
The main installation will resemble a wound at the centre of the Tower of London, with poppies flowing out over the lawn.
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Northern Ireland Trial date set for former soldier accused of murder over Bloody Sunday deaths
Soldier F, who cannot be identified, is accused of the murders of James Wray and William McKinney in 1972.
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Forces Charities Military fitness coach Farren Morgan finishes 1,000-mile ruck challenge for veterans charity
He ran the equivalent of 38 marathons, all while carrying a 35lb backpack and overcoming painful injuries.
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Veterans Veterans find purpose on the fairway at Caddie School for Soldiers in St Andrews
The programme aims to help aid the recovery of physical or mental injuries and give veterans a chance to become a professional golf caddie.
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Veterans Royals lead tributes as last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies at the age of 105
The Prince and Princess of Wales lead tributes to Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, who was the last of The Few.