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Article: BRITISH ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY ACROSS THE WORLD HONOUR FALLEN COLLEAGUES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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LONDON, Nov. 9 -- The Office of Ministry of Defence issued the following press release:
At bases in Afghanistan and on Royal Navy ships, RAF stations and Army barracks around the world, the British Armed Forces community honoured their colleagues who have fallen in recent weeks and across the decades, today, Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2009.
Over 7000 veterans gathered at The Cenotaph in London's Whitehall alone, to take part in the Remembrance Sunday March Past, organised by The Royal British Legion which is the National Custodian of Remembrance.
The March Past was led by the Legion Trustees and the National Chairman, Peter Cleminson with the lead 'column' this year headed by the Royal ...