The nation is set to fall silent for two minutes to honour the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. The day marks the victory over ...

A NATIONAL two-minute silence will be held next month to mark VJ Day and honour the WW2 soldiers who fought and died in the ...

The D-Day memorial installation, created by charity Standing with Giants, has previously been displayed at the British ...

Remembrance Day: Veterans stress ... This year's Remembrance Day marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003 invasion of ... We lost nine and over 150 [were] wounded and evacuated back to the UK.

LONDON — Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years ago. But on Sunday, the 100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will skip the daily get ...

Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, honours those who serve “to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life,” reports the Royal British Legion. It adds: “We unite across faiths ...

Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday first started in 1919 as a way to pay tribute to those who gave their lives in the First World War (1914-1918).

What does Remembrance Day phrase Lest We Forget mean ... at the Cenotaph on Whitehall with 10,000 veterans expected to take part in the ... be used to lure migrants into record UK ...

The Remembrance Day parade in Stowmarket, England, on Nov. 12, 2023, included 17 American airmen from the 48th Security Forces Squadron at RAF Lakenheath. (Kyle Alvarez/Stars and Stripes) ...

Remembrance Day: Veterans make 'emotionally challenging' return to Falkland Islands. ... Blind Army veteran sells Ao Tanaka's shirt for Blind Veterans UK and Hounds for Heroes. 23 Dec 2024.

Serving military personnel and veterans will receive free rail travel for Remembrance Day commemorations. Train companies will support the Armed Forces community by providing free travel across ...

This year's Remembrance Day marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and 70 years since the end of the Korean War. The BBC spoke to veterans who fought in different conflicts around ...