Please see the event notification below and, if you know someone who may qualify to take part, get in touch with the British Legion through the link provided:
I would be grateful for your
assistance in publicising opportunities to be part of the National events
commemorating the end of combat operations in Afghanistan.
A national commemorative
event to mark the end of combat operations in Afghanistan and to honour the
contribution of all who played their part will take place in London on Friday
13 March.
It will consist of a
Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral attended by Her Majesty The
Queen, followed by a march by members of the Armed Forces from St Paul's to
London's Guildhall.
The service will pay
tribute to members of the Armed Forces past and present who served on operations
in Afghanistan, and all those in the UK who worked to make the country safer
and more stable. It will also reflect on the 453 Service men and women who lost
their lives during that campaign.
The Royal British Legion
has been asked to bring together a contingent of 400 of those veterans that
took part in the campaign to form their own detachment for the parade.
Afterwards, the Royal British Legion will host a lunch reception in their
honour at Wellington Barracks at which their close family members will be
invited to join them. Those wishing to participate should register their
interest at the link below and fuller information about arrangements is
available at that website and in the attached.
I
would be most grateful, notwithstanding the short notice, if this could be
publicised widely in order to reach as many Afghanistan veterans as possible,
both to give them the opportunity to be involved and to make them aware that
they are being honoured in this way.
