Former Royal Marine takes on swim challenge to raise awareness for mental health support
WO2 (Retired) Paul Wood will swim 30 miles to honour Royal Marines colleagues who have committed suicide.
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Mental Health Can angling help with PTSD?
Veterans are being invited on a fishing weekend as part of the Angling for Good project which is aiming to inform NHS policy.
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Mental Health Ross Kemp calls for end to 'negative stereotype' of veterans with PTSD on TV
The former EastEnders actor is backing a campaign by military charity Help for Heroes to change the portrayal of veterans on screen.
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Armed Forces Day Royal Marines host Rehabilitation Triathlon 2022
Veterans and serving personnel with injuries took part in the pool swim, cycle and static row event.
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Iraq Ex-human rights lawyer Phil Shiner facing fraud charges over Iraq War claims
Phil Shiner is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday to face three counts of fraud.
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LGBTQ Senior judge named to lead review of treatment of LGBT veterans
In January, the Government launched an independent review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on homosexual personnel in the military.
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WWI WW1 soldier honoured in France after identity mystery solved
The remains of 2nd Lt Wordsworth, the great great-nephew of poet William Wordsworth, were discovered in France in 2012.
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News Afghanistan veteran jailed for life for murdering neighbours
Collin Reeves killed Stephen and Jennifer Chapple at their home in Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, Somerset.
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Veterans Project Propeller gets WW2 aircrew together for final time
Since 1998, volunteer pilots have flown veterans to the event at aerodromes across the UK.
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Falklands Falklands Parachute Regiment veterans march through Aldershot
Forty years on from the conflict, paratroopers were welcomed to the home of the Army.
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Veterans Burma veteran celebrates 100th birthday at Royal Star & Garter
Second World War veteran Capt (Ret'd) Peter Whiteley received a letter from the Queen.
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Falklands UK will continue to protect Falklands and their islanders, defence minister says
Held every year on 14 June, Liberation Day commemorates the end of the occupation of the islands by Argentina in 1982.
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Veterans Race Across America: Injured veterans take on epic 3,000-mile cycle across US
Blesma's team members are ready to take on the epic challenge which will push them to their limits.
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Falklands In pictures: Armed Forces pay tribute to veterans of Falklands conflict
The Royal British Legion hosted the large-scale event at the National Memorial Arboretum – the focal point of commemoration in the UK.
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Falklands Flag-raising ceremony in Plymouth marks Falklands 40th anniversary
The flag of the Falklands Islands was raised over Plymouth Hoe and will remain in place until after Armed Forces Day.
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Falklands Prime Minister pays tribute to 'the daring and bravery' of Falklands task force
Events have marked the anniversary of the end of the Falklands War, with a centrepiece service at the National Memorial Arboretum.