Soldato
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- 23 Feb 2010
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"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."
Lest we forget.
Lest we forget.
I should have saved my 11,111th post for now, then I could say I had 11,111 posts on the 11.11.11it happened yesterday
But never forget.
Instead of posting in here it would be great if some of you turn up at your local Cenotaph on Sunday.
I've been going every year since I was a teenager and amazingly over the last five years numbers have been increasing.
It's great to see all the old soldiers but every year they get less and less![]()
CHEERING crowds including football legend Geoff Hurst turned out to welcome home the army’s “eye in the sky” regiment this morning.
The Larkhill-based 32 Regiment Royal Artillery, known as the eye in the sky regiment because its soldiers operate the cutting edge Unmanned Air Systems, marched through the city to a thanksgiving service at the cathedral at the invitation of the city council.
The 600 soldiers taking part in the homecoming parade included 120 men and women from 57 Battery who returned from Afghanistan at the weekend.
The regiment paid its compliments to mayor John Abbot as well as Lieutenant General Sir Roderick Cordy-Simpson, representing the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, and the Honorary Colonel of the Regiment Major General Gerry Berragan as it passed the Guildhall.
Also attending the parade as a guest and friend of the regiment will be 1966 football world cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst, proudly sporting a remembrance poppy.
Instead of posting in here it would be great if some of you turn up at your local Cenotaph on Sunday.
I've been going every year since I was a teenager and amazingly over the last five years numbers have been increasing.
It's great to see all the old soldiers but every year they get less and less![]()
Lest we forget.