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Hastings Veterans Day a 'big success'.
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Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea,England)
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July 2, 2008
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The annual Veterans' Day march took place last Sunday.
More than 50 ex-soldiers and servicemen marched in uniform in town before finishing in Alexandra Park.
They then went to the bandstand before taking part in a short service at the war memorial.
The veterans were led by music by 1066 Pipes and Drums and the ex-soldiers distributed small Union Jack flags to the children before members of the public sang Land of Hope and Glory.
Peter White, chairman of Hastings and St Leonards Veterans Association, said: "It was a ...